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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: "NEXT OF KIN" <nextofkin@camdenradiomail.kicks-ass.net>
Reply-To: nextofkin@tsamail.co.za
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:50:40 +0100
Subject: YOUR INTEREST

Dear Friend
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my
colleagues.I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with
you in the execution of a deal hereunder for the benefit of all
parties and hope you will keep it confidential because of the nature of the business.

I am Dr. Don Obi, an accountant with Diamond Bank,Plc. I gathered you
are information from the internet. The business I am about to introduce
is basedon sheer trust and with a sense of purpose.I am contacting you
to assist in repatriating the sum of US$15,200,000 (Fifteen Million Two
Hundred Thousand US Dollars).The money and property left behind by
Engr. Morie Lynn who had an accident On the 21st of April 2001, Engr. Morie Lynn, his wife and their two Children were involved in a car accident in a remote village called Kuru near Jos in Plateau State. All occupants of the car Unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassyhere in
Lagos-Nigeria to locate any of Morie's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you as his account officer to work with you before they get confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly,the Diamond Trust Bank of Nigeria Plc where the deceased had an account valued at about US$15,200,000 (Fifteen Million Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars)

Now the management has issued a notice to provide the Next of Kin or
have the account frozen. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 2 years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you are a foriegner so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US$15,200,000 can be paid to you and then you and I am prepared to give you US$5.5m while I take US$7.4m and the balance of US$2.3m for taxes and miscellaneous expenses I have all the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and this I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honest and sincere co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
and I from any breach of the law.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Don Obi

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