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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).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: <barristerfrank_eke4@web.de>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 15:00:59 +0100
Subject: YOU ARE NEEDED PLEASE

Daer MULLER

My name is Barrister Frank Eke Esq,i am a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney to the Late Mr.Pitt MULLER,(Chief Executive Officer)of BIOOIL OIL SERVICING LTD,who till his untimely death was a contractorwith Texaco Nigeria in port Harcourt,Nigeria.Whom here in after shall  bereferred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their two 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 decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted! you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Particularly, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP PLC,where the deceased had a deposit valued at about US$3.5 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the 6 weeks.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 to have the same last name so that the roceeds of this account valued at US$3.5 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup 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 f! rom any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me immediately as I do not have much time in my disposal. contact me with this alternetive email address: (barristerfrank_eke110@yahoo.com) advance for your anticipated co-operation.

Best Regards,
Barrister Frank Eke Esq.

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