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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: norbert nikiema <norbert_nikiema63@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <nikiema008@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:43:24 +0000
Subject: I WANT YOU TO BE MY FOREIGN PARTNER



From The Desk Of:Mr.Norbert NikiemaMinistry Of Mineral And Energy Burkina-Faso. Greetings To You My Dear Friend! Please Read This Message Very Carefully For It Is Strictly Personal,Intimate And Confidential.I Am A Staff With Ministry Of Mineral And Energy Burkina Faso.I Am Trusting This Transaction To You,That You Will Handle It With Sincerity And Without Any Problems. A Deliberately Over Invoiced Bill Is Floating In Banque De L' Habitat Au Burkina Faso (Bhbf) Domiciliary Account.The Total Sum Of This Money Is 4 500 000 Euros (Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros). This Fund Was Accrued From The Rail Way Contract Awarded To Sambu Construction Ltd South Korea By Ministry Of Mineral And Energy Burkina Faso.Presently The Contractor Has Been Paid By My Agency Federal Ministry Of Mineral And Energy Leaving The Over Invoiced Amount Of €4.5M. Now I Need A Foreign Partner And An Account Where I Can Transfer This Money Into.All To My Financial Benefit And Yours.To Release This Fund I Have To Front You As An Individual Or Company That Suppply My Agency Moxial Pipes/Irons Used During The Contruction Of The Rail Way And Yet To Be Paid. I Guarantee You That This Transaction Will Be Executed Without Any Problem And Under A Legitimate Arrangement.Your Area Of Specialisation Or Country Of Origin Will Not Pose Any Problem To This Plan. Percentage Ratio: Note That 35% Being Will Be Your Share In Respect Of Your Assistance And Account Provided For The Tranfer, 55% Will Be My Share Being The Initiator Of The Business While The Rest 10% Will Donated To A Charity Organization and Orphage Homes. Please Respond As Soon As Possible For Further Clarification's You May Require And What You Need To Do. Yours Truly, Norbert Nikiema.
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