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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: "collins malzu" <colmalzu@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 15:27:47 +0100
Subject: VERY,VERY URGENT PLEASE


FROM THE DESK OF: MR.collins malzu
MANAGER CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS.
FIRST BANK PLC.
Tel/Fax: 234-1-7594091


Attn: Sir,

My name is Mr. Collins malzu the manager, credit and foreign bills of First
Bank Nigeria Plc. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank
with account number 0831003015920/fb/t who perished in a plane crash
Kenyen Air Flight with the whole passengers aboard on August 6,2000.
Since the demise of this client customer, I personally have watched
with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as
no one has come to claim his funds of USD$.20 m, [Twenty million United
States dollars] which has been with my branch for a very long time. On
this note, I decided to seek for a foreigner who I can present as the
next of kin hence no one has come up to be the next of kin.

And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more Than
three years, after which the money will be called into the bank treasury
as unclaimed funds after this period. In view of this I got your
contact from a business contact enquiry. Note that you do not need to
have similar names with the late beneficiary. I will give you 25% of the
total. Upon the receipt of your response, I will commence on
manipulating your information into the file as the next of kin and I will send
you information on how we intend to actualize our objective in a legal
manner.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch
free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund
transfer can be finalized within five banking days, after your claim is
established as the certified next of kin to the deceased.


When you receive this letter. Kindly, send me your private Tel/Fax
Numbers for quick communication

Awaiting your favorable response.

Yours truly,

Mr. COLLINS MALZU.

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