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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "jimmy_2007@terra.es" <jimmy_2007@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:31:59 +0100 (MET)
Subject: TRANSFER OF MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT


FROM: THE DESK OF: ENGR. JIMMY BALOGUN
Debt Reconciliation Committee (DRC)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION (FMA)
ABUJA/LAGOS, NIGERIA


Dear Sir/Madam,

After due deliberation with my colleagues, we decided to present this proposal to you for your consideration.We invite you to collaborate with us to transfer the sum of US$11,875,000.00 (Eleven Million eight hundred seventy-five United States Dollars only) into your personal or company bank account.

This fund resulted from an over-invoced bill from a supply contract our ministry awarded to a foreign company that supplied aviation instruments to the Federal Ministry of Aviation.
The contract had been executed, commissioned and the contractor was paid the actual cost of the contract. There is now outstanding balance of US$11,875,000.00, which we deliberately factored into the total contract sum approved by us, for our mutual benefit.

We propose to allow you or your company to keep 10%, 5% for Tax and other out of pocket expenses by you, as may be required by our home Government and yours during the process of transfer.

We intend to invest part of our money in your company or country under terms and conditions to be agreed later.Every one&apos;s interest and security had been considered before you were contacted so be rest assured and feel free to go into this transaction with us.
Please let us know if you are willing and interested to collaborate with us then I will give you more details.

Thank you.
Best regards,
Engr Jimmy Balogun







Prueba el Nuevo Correo Terra; Seguro, r&aacute;pido, fiable.

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