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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:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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Fraud email example:

From: "ikpobe03@terra.es" <ikpobe03@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 17:55:11 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: INFORMATION FROM THE F.M.F



Hello,

I am Mr. Apollos Ikpobe, I work with ZENITH BANK PLC. I am member of the new appointed commitee for the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE to audit their quaterly financial update, along this process I find a file on your name stated that your fund is due to transfer to you but due to one reason or the other the fund is not yet transfered to you. I feel for you when I saw your file been abundoned. I guess you will compensate me after my job well done.

Meanwhile, I want to inform you that I can help you out regarding this matter as one of the Auditors auditing their financial update.But before I do this for you, you have to get back to me and give me go ahead order and when replying back to me you are advice to forward all these information stated below:

1) Your full name.
2) Your full office/home address
3) Your country
4) Your private Phone/fax and mobile #.
5) Your date of birth and your Occupation

With all these information it will enable me to proceed with all the necessary legal back up documents for your over due payment from the board of directors of the Federal Ministry of Finance, as am looking forward to recieve all these information soonest.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Apollos Ikpobe







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