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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: gdouglas77@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:47:29 -0700
Subject: ESTATE FOR CLAIM (YOUR CONSENT PLEASE)

Good day,

My name is Mr.Graham Douglas; I am the chief Accountant of a bank here in
Nigeria. I would want to use this medium after going through your profile
to seek for assistance in a business transaction which is of mutual benefit.
A foreigner late Mr. David Hardy who is from United State, an Oil merchant/Contractor
with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death in a ship mishap,
who banked with us at our Bank and had a closing balance of US$21.5 million,
which the bank now expect any of his available next of kin to claim.

To this regards, I have been directed by the board of Trustees of the
bank to notify the diseased next of kin, which I have done and found out
that he has no next of kin, which means that this funds will be lost to
the government, which we all know will be stolen. In order to avert this
development, myself and some of my trusted colleagues in the bank now seek
your indulgence to have you stand as late Mr.David Hardy's next of kin so
that the fund will be subsequently transferred and paid into your foreign
account.

On indicating your interest, all documents and proofs to enable you get
this funds will be carefully worked out and we are assuring you a 100% risk
free transaction. You will be allowed to retain 30% of the total amount
after the transaction. If this proposal is okay by you, and you wish to
take advantage of the trust bestowed on you reply this mail through this
email address to enable me furnish you with relevant details to this transaction:
gra_douglas33@yahoo.it

Best regards and God Bless.

Graham Douglas.



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