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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: kingiga@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:54:06 -0400
Subject: VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

FROM THE DESK OF KING IGA
WEMA BANK PLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMAIL:kingiga2005@yahoo.com,

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU.I AM KING IGA THE MANAGER, BILLS
AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE WEMA BANK PLC.
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY
OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED
SUM OF $35,000,000.00 (THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN
AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUS TOMERS WHO DIED ALONG
WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN NOVEM BER 1997 IN A
MOTOR ACCIDENT.

SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME
OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR,BE CAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE
THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE
NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER
APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND.

UPON THIS DISCOVERY,I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO
MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS
THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED HE MAINTAINED
ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS
TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED FUND.

WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 30 % FOR
YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 60 % FOR US THE OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 10%
FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENCES INCURRED BY US AND
YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.

UPON THE SUCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND OUR SHARE.

IT IS FROM OUR 60 % WE INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO MY
COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUND.

TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE
NUMBER,FAX NUMBER FULL NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK COORDINATES
TO
ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY
APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.

NOTE ALSO,THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF
IT'S NATURE.I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

GOD BLESS
REGARDS,
MR.KING IGA
WEMA BANK PLC.

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