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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "usman dagogo" <udng5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: usmandagogo321@myway.com
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:01:17 -0400
Subject: Good day

ATTENTION,

DEAR FIREND.


Iam Mr Usman Dagogo , the Director Due Process unit on international payment
under the diplomatic sector of the presidency in Nigeria.After the first
section of the 2005 meeting held at the month of Jan, 14th 2005 with all the
head of department, The Governors of the Central Bank, The Minister for
Finance, The Archives Directors and Chairmen of the Board of Trustees under
His Excellency the Vice President of Nigeria Alh. Atiku Abubakar. We havd
agreed upon to pay most of our numerous non-indiginous contractors as we
have not paid them for the past one year and six months.

The vice president now confided in me to include a ghost name to be paid ten
Million five hundred U.S dollars($10,500,000.00).So when i went to internet
marketing to look for any foreigner , I came across your contact and decided
to contact you for you to act as the beneficiary of the fund, The vice
president is the architect of this project so don't panic all arrangements
have planned very orderly.

On confirmation of your understanding and your contacts i will still inform
the Vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar On completion of this project 19%
of the total sum will be yours.This project is 100% riskfree and a mega
fortune. please, kindly get back to me immediately


Best Personal Regards,

MR USMAN DAGOGON

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