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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: PATRICK UCHE <patrick_uche@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <patrick76@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:10:44 +0100
Subject: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY (PRESIDENTIAL PANEL)



Attention: Sir, We are the five-man panel set up by the new Government of Nigeria President Umaru Shehu Musa Yar "adua to investigate all the foreign contractors Who have finished their contract here in Nigeria for payment As a result of the prevalent high rate of fraud that have characterized the past military and democratic governments in Nigeria here, we were charged by the new elected president to ensure a thorough, water-tight job is executed to enable foreign contractors who hitherto have not been paid to quickly get paid ASAP. Having finished investigation on your file and certified you qualified to benefit from the ongoing payment exercises, you are required on receipt of this mail, to give us directives on how your fund should be paid, after obtaining your up-to-date legal documents to that effect. Also remember to furnish us with your mobile phone numbers for ourconstant communication with you. Yours Faithfully,PATRICK UCHEEXECUTIVE SECRETARY (PRESIDENTIAL PANEL)
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