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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: richardduncan@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:07:42 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Calvary=20greetings=20to=20you?=

Calvary greetings to you,

With all due respect to your personality, I request that you do not feel
disturbed as I know that business of this magnitude will surely make one
apprehensive. I write to solicit your utmost confidence, knowing too well
that we have neither known nor met each other before.

I am Mr. Richard Duncan, an accountant of Standard Trust Bank Plc, Lagos
- Nigeria. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top
to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds over US$25 million to
your account.

The above Fund is from one of our Late foreign customer who died 4years
ago, without any Next of Kin to claim his money.

I have personally tried to trace his relatives without any succes. I would
like you to apply as the next of kin to the bank and have the money transfered
to your account for the Fund is laying dormant all this while and would
be soon transfered to the national treasurey since it the law governoring
the bank system of our country.

I am ready to make sure the Fund gets straight into your account as much
as you are serious and willing to accept the Fund.

Beloved, immediately the money is transfered you get 40%, while 50% comes
to me and 10% for expences.

It is with trust and confidence that I write to reveal this business proposal
to you; if interested do contact me immediately: richard_duncan404@yahoo.co.uk


Regards,

Richard Duncan



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