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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: "EDOZIE ROBERT" <edozierobert@edozierobertchambers-associates.org>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:58:01 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

FROM:Edozie Robert(ESQ)
Edozie Robert & Associates,
211 C,Close Attorney,s Ave,
Festac Town Lagos - Nigeria.
Tel:+234-8024199707
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister Edozie Robert,the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry Bags,A
foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates company in Nigeria.On May
4th 2002, Air Crash in Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport , my client,
his wife And their three children were involved.
www.wsws.org/articles/2002/may2002/nige-m07.shtml killing at least 148
people.The Nigerian Red Cross said that a minimum of 148 bodies had been
recovered, with 49 people seriously injured Since then I have made several
enquiries to many embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives,
this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet , to locate any member of
his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to
assist me in repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get
confisicated or declared unserviceable by the finance house where this huge
deposits were lodged. Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had
an account valued at about 20 million dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten
official working days. since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
$20 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the
money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as
your government may require,I have all necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make, If you are interested please send the
following information.
{1}. YOUR CONTACT
ADDRESS.........................................................
{2}. YOUR FULL
NAME.........................................................................
{3}. YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION.........................................
{4}. YOUR
IDENTIFICATION.................................................................
{5}.YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.........................................
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through . I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in
touch with me by my secured and confidential e-mail address or the above
stated private telephone number to enable us discuss further.
Best Regards.
Barrister Edozie Robert.

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