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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: robert bosch <rbrt_bosch@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 04:56:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GET BACK ASAP


Dear Sir,
I am Robert Seko, Credit and control manager with the City Express Bank Plc, I was personal account manager to one late Engineer Walter Britton of your country,who till his death was a contractor with shell Development Company and Nigerian Ports authority. On the 21st of April 1999, Engr. walter, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Ibadan express road and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. At the time of his death, Walter had a deposit of $7.6 Millionwhich was proceed of a contract work he just concludedwith the Nigerian Ports authority. The payment was made with an Ecobank cheque which I personally cleared. Unfortunately, till this moment no person has come as his relation for his chattels with us. I humbly request you attention to this matter so that I can present you as his next of kin and beneficiary to his chattels. It is not a very difficult thing to do and it will not take time. All I will need is to change!
the name
and particulars of his next of kin to yours in our computer database and we file in an application for the release of the fund. It does not necessarilly mean that you must be here to conclude the deal, we may request that the money be sent to Europe for collection. Please contact me as quickly as possible on phone 234 80 34058581 or by email.We will talk about the sharing ratio as soon as you get in touch with me. Kind regards Robert Seko


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