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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: adejohnson00@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:50:05 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

Standard Trust Bank Plc
From The Desk of Mr.Ademola Johnson
Tel No: 011-234-805-637-3766
Reply to: adejson14@yahoo.com.au

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr.Ademola Johnson; 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. Anderson Soper who is from United State, an Oil Merchant/Contractor
with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death in a motor accident,
who banked with us at our Bank and had a closing balance of US$21 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.Anderson Soper?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 40% 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 any of the below email
addresses to enable me furnish you with relevant details to this transaction.


I will like you to reply @ my private email address:adejson14@yahoo.com.au


Best regards,

AdemolaJohnson.



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