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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: udo emma <u.u.do@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrud_emm@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:08:28 +0000
Subject: MY REGARDS TO YOU



FROM THE DESK OF THE MINISTER Hon. (Mrs.) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE SECRETARYMr. Mr.Udom Emmanuel5th Floor, Annex 3,New Federal Secretariat Complex,Shehu Shagari Way, Central AreaLagos - Nigeria .Hello,I am Mr.udom emmanuel, I work with ZENITH BANK PLC. Iam member of the new appointed commitee for theFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. I was directed to contactyou by the Minister to urgently confirm from you ifactually you know one Peter Woo who claim to be yourbusiness associate/partner in Nigeria .This man Mr. Peter Woo told the ministry that you aredead and his want to claim your fund and also he willlike to change all th Information's that you gave tous as our bonafide beneficiary. This development iscoming now that the Ministry want to offset all youroutstanding payments to all our legal foreignbeneficiaries' around the world in which your paymentfile was affected.As you may know, the total amount in your favor is atotal sum of $12.5Million U.S Dollars. We need toconfirm from you if it's really true that you are deadand If we did not hear from you it automatically meansthat you are actually dead and the information passedto us by Mr.Peter Woo is correct.You are to contact me through my email address as soonas you receive this message so as to know the trueposition of things with you so that we would not makeany mistake in remitting your out-standing payment toa wrong person/account.Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Doemail me with all these information below:(1) Your Full Name(2) Your full address(3) Phone And Fax Number(4) Your date of Birth(5) Occupation(6) Your CountryWe need all these information for an easycommunication and to this effect for the processing ofthe fund. YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME THROUGH THISEMAIL BOX: MRUD_EMM@YAHOO.CO.INBest Regards.Hon. (Mrs.) Doores MorganThe Federal Minister Finance (FMF).PERSONAL SECRETARY: Mr.Udom Emmanuel
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