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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "of which your share shall be" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Ghazi" <richghazi111@jumpy.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: richardghazi006@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:19:51 +0100
Subject: I Solicit Your Cooperation

Dear Friend,
I write to inform of my desire to acquire estates or landed properties in your country on behalf of the Director of Contract and Finance Allocations of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria. Considering his very strategic and influencial position, he want the transaction to be strictly confidential as possible.He further wants his identity to remain undisclosed at least for now, until thecompletion of transaction.Hence our desire to have an overseas agent.
I have therefore been directed to inquire if you would agree to act as our overseas agent in order to actualize this transaction. The deal in brief is that the funds with which we intend to carry out our proposed investments in your country is presently with the Holding Bank and we need your assistance to transfer the funds to your country in a convinient bank account that will be provided by you before we can put the funds into use in your country.
For this, you shall be considered to have executed a contract for the federal ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria for which payment should be effected to you by Ministry, The contract sum of which shall run into US$38.5Million (Thirty Eight Million, Five Hundred Dollars) of which your share shall be 20% if you agree to be our overseas agent. As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is successfully transfered into your account, we intend to use our own share in aquiring some estates and setting up trust accountsabroad.For this too you shall also serve as our agent. In the light of this, I would like you to forward to me the following informations:
1. Your company name and address if any.
2. Your personal fax number.
3. Your personal telephone number for easy communication.
4. Your nationality and your occupation.
5. Your age.
You are requested to communicate your acceptance of this proposal after which we shall discuss in details the modalities for seeing this transaction through. Your quick response will be highly appreciate.
Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.
Yours faithfully,


Richard Ghazi

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