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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: barrister_robert <barrister_robert@gawab.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:45:30 -0500 (EST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE



Goodday Friend,

I am barrister Mr Robert steve, a solicitor at law.I am the personal
attorney to Mr. Mark Call, a national of your country, who until his
death was an employee with Chevron Oil Exploration Company in Nigeria.Here
in after shall be referred to as my client.On the 21st of April 1999,
my client, his wife and their three Children were involved in a car
accident along Sagbama express-road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. 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 have contacted you to
assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank here
where the huge deposits were lodged.Particularly,Commercial Bank of Africa
where the deceased had an account valued at over $7million
dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within 14 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating their relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at over $7million
dollars can be officially and promptly paid to you and then you and me
can share the money.45% to you and 50%to me, while 5% will take care of
incidental expenses which shall be incurred in the cause of this
transaction. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may to stand make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangementthat will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best regards,
Robert steve Esq.




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