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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: daneze3@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:26:34 -0800
Subject: your assistance is needed

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL .
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
TEL: 234-803-3243536.
Attn: Sir/madam,

I am Dr. Daneze Daniel, the personal accountant to Engr. Morie Rivera,
who used to work with shell Development Company in Nigeria.

On the 21st of April 2000, Engr. Morie Lynn, his wife and their two
Children
were involved in a car accident in a remote village called Kuru near
Jos
in Plateau State. All occupants of the car unfortunately lost their
lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here in
Lagos-Nigeria
to locate any of Morie's extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful
to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left
behind by Engr. Morie Rivera before they get confiscated, frozen or
declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly,
the Diamond Trust Bank of Nigeria Plc where the deceased had an account
valued at about twenty Million United States Dollars
(US$20,000,000:00).
Now the management has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or
have the account frozen. 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 to the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the
proceeds
of this account valued at $20,000,000:00 can be paid to you and then
you
and me can share the money. 60% to me and 30% to you, while 10% will
be
maped out for any miscellaneous expence that might be encured in the
cause
of this transaction. I have all the necessary legal documents to back
up this claim, and this I must do to make sure that this fund is not
wasted
or end up in the wrong hands.

All I require is your honest and sincere co-operation to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be
executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any
breach
of the law. Reply me true my e-mail address daneze3@tiscali.it or
call
me on my private direct line 234-8033243536 and ask me any question you
did not understand regarding to this transaction.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr.Daneze Daniel.

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