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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: "Evans Right" <evans_right@msn.com>
Reply-To: evansright@yahoo.it
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:45:59 +0000
Subject: HOW ARE YOU??

FROM THE DESK OF: MR EVANS RIGHT
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC
TINUBU-SQUARE LAGOS ANNEX


I an Accountant with STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC and My name is Mr Evans Right.
I am the personal Account Manager to Mr Tom .A National of your country, who
used to work with shell Development company in Nigeria.Here in after shall
be referred to as my client On 2nd May 2001, my client, his wife, and their
three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way in
Ogun State.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I
have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet,
to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the STANDARD TRUST BANK
PLC. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about Twelve Million U S
Dollars ($12m) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have
the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at
$12 Million U S Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the
money.60% to me and 40% to you.

An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidated and notarize all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you. from any breach of the law.

Best Regards,

Mr. Evans Right



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