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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: Francis Adamu <nattywally@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 22:58:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent : Joint Venture





MANAGER,
FIRST MERCHANT BANKERS
LAGOS ,NIGERIA
AFFILAITED FIDELITY TRUST BANK
WEBSITE: http://www.fbnmb.com/
Phone Number: 234-8038584505
FAX LINE: 01212-5-85647027


DEAR SIR,

AN URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, Though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but my confidence was reposed On you.
It is with a high sense of esteem and perception of your business potentials that made me to disclose this DEAL to you, with fullconfidence that you will keep the transaction secret and confidential both now and in future.

I am the manager of FIRST MERCHANT BANKERS LIMITED. The intended business is thus; we had a customer, a Foreigner (AN AMERICAN) resident in London,he was! a Contractor with one of the Government parastatal, he has in his Account in my branch the sum of 25.5M$ Dollars (Twenty five million five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Unfortunately, the man died four years ago until today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim these funds.

Having noticed this, I have covered up the account all this while, now we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin and forward Your account and other relevant documents to be advised to you by me to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions to get all internal documentation?s to back up the claims, the whole procedures will last only ten working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.

Your response is only what I am waiting for as I have arranged all necessary things. As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me indicating your interest, then I will furnish you with the wholeprocedures to ensure that the deal is successfully Concluded for
your assistance. I have agreed to give you thirty percent (30%) of the Total while 10% for all expenses that may arise in cause of the transaction while i have 60% of the total sum at the end of the transaction.

This deal is 100% risk free and a mega fortune.
Remember to provide me with your most confidential tel/fax numbers for easy communication.

I await your earliest response.

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely.
Mr. Francis Adamu
(Branch Manager)







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