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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: jamesdan01@ommail.com
Reply-To: jamesdan01@myway.com
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:33:02 -0500
Subject: NEXT-OF-KIN/UPDATE

MY DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR JAMES DANGOTE, MANAGER OF BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE
FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA .

I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY
DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $15,000,000.00
(FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT
THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS ENGR HARRY
CRAVEN WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND
TWO CHILDREN IN THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACK ON AMERICA
(WORLD TRADE CENTER).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 BENEFICIARY BUT NONE CAME UP.

UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT
RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND.

AND OUR BANKING LAW DOES NOT PERMIT US TO RELEASE THESE
MONEY TO ANYONE THAT IS NOT THE REAL BENEFICIARY.HENCE,I
HAVE RESOLVED TO SEEK FOR A SINCERE AND HONEST FOREIGNER
WHOM I CAN USE MY GOOD POSITION WITH MY BANK TO PRESENT
HIS/HER NAME TO THE MANAGEMENT OF MY BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN
AND BENEFICIARY OF THESE MONEY AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

OTHERWISE THESE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO OUR BANK TREASURY
AS UNCLAIMED FUND. I HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING
WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 40 %FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER,50 %
FOR ME AND 10 % FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN
EXPENCES INCURRED BY YOU AND I DURING THE COURSE OF THIS
BUSINESS.

UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I WILL COME
TO YOUR COUNTRY TO MEET WITH YOU AND RECEIVE MY OWN SHARE OF
THIS TRANSACTION.

TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION,I 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 COORDINATES TO LET ME FILE
LETTER OF CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA WHICH THE APEX BANK HERE IN NIGERIA THAT OVERSEES
ALL FOREIGN TRANSFER OF MONEY.TO ENABLE THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA CONTACT YOU
AND LET YOU KNOW HOW AND WHEN YOU WILL RECEIVE THESE FUND
FROM THEM IMMEDIATELY.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF IT'S NATURE.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS:(jamesdan01@myway.com)

I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS,

MR.JAMES DANGOTE.

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