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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a next of kin / dead customer scam (13 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Fred Isoh" <fred_isoh@web.de>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 16:55:17 +0100
Subject: Attn:Mr.Wim

Dear Mr.Wim,

 

I am Barrister Fred Isoh, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Engr.Mark Wim, a national of your country, who used to work with shell development company in Nigeria. 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 there 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 decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. 

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client b! efore they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about 12 million dollars has issued me a notice 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 2years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at $12million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.

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 tha! t will protect you from any breach of the law. 
 
Ple ase get in touch with me by my email address: isoh20002000@yahoo.ca or through my phone number: 234-8034427088 to enable us discuss further.
 
Best regards.
Barrister Fred Isoh.

 

 

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