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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: "smith.j@flashmail.com" <smith.j@flashmail.com>
Reply-To: juliussmith@magicmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 06:46:41 -0800
Subject: MY INTRODUCTION

I AM Chief Julius Smith (FCA), THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTING
OFFICER TO A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO WAS A
COUNTRACTOR/ OIL MERCHANT USED TO WORK WITH SHELL
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (SPDC) IN NIGERIA.

HERE IN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.

WHO DIED ON THE 30TH OF APRIL 2002, MY CLIENT, HIS
WIFE AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN AN AIR
CRASH (ENROUTE LAGOS-KENYA-SOUTH AFRICA) WHICH PLUNGED
INTO THE OCEAN, ALL PASSENGERS ARE ABOARD DIED SINCE
THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO
LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES THIS HAS
ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.

AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED
TO TRACE HIS SURNAME OVER THE INTERNET,TO LOCATE ANY
MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU. I HAVE
CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPARTING THE MONEY AND
PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET IT
CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK
WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED.

PARTICULARLY, FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC WHERE THE DECEASED
HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT US$12 MILLION DOLLARS HAS
ISSUED ME A NOTICE AS HIS ACCOUNTING OFFICER TO
PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT
CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE
RELATIVES FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO
PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SINCE
YOU HAVE THE SAME SURNAME SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS
ACCOUNT VALUED AT US$12 MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE PAID
TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND ME CAN SHARE THE MONEY. I HAVE
ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK
UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE.

ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US
SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE
EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL
PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

PLEASE YOU CAN CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE VIA
EMAIL:juliussmith@magicmail.co.za

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

BEST REGARDS,
Chief Julius Smith (FCA)

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