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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: gdoherty@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 14:40:16 +0100
Subject: Please Reply

FROM THE DESK OF
DR.GEORGE DOHERTY
E-MAIL:revdoherty@myway.com
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
40 Marina Lagos, Nigeria.

Dear Muller,

I am Rev.Dr George Doherty, The manager, Bills and Exchange at the Foreign
Remittance Department of Union Bank of Nigeria 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 $15.500,000.00 (Fifteen Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customers Mr J.B.Muller,who died along with his entire
family of a wife and two children in November 2002 in a Plane crash,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, because 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; 20 % for you as foreign partner,
75 % for us the officials in my department and 5 % for the settlement of
all local and foreign expences incurred by us and you during the course
of this business.

Upon the successful completion of this transaction, I and one of my colleagues
will come to your country and have our share 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 co-ordinates 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
its nature. I look forward to receiving your prompt response.You can reach
me through my e-mail above.

Regards

Rev.Dr. George Doherty
Manager bills and Exchange
Foreign Remittance Dept.
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc

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