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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: "johnbin johnbin" <johnjohnbin05@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:31:38 +0000
Subject: Hello

Hello,

I am an Account Officer with TRUST FUND BANK ,My name is JOHN BIN,a Banker.
I am the personal Account Manager to ENGINEER ALLEN LISA , a National of
your country, who used to work with an Oil servicing Firm in Nigeria Here in
after shall be referred to as my client,my client passed on as a result of a
heart attack. 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 TRUST FUND BANK .

Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($6 million u s dollars)
has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account
confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that this
account valued at ($ 6 million u s dollars) can be paid to you The sharing
modality is till open and negociatable.All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this deal through.. Please get in touch with me
by my email.with your phone number and best way to reach you .
Regards
JOHN BIN

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