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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: "Richard Clark" <clark_rk@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:46:02 -0400
Subject: OPPORTUNITY

From:Richards Clark (Esq)
No:122 Idewu Street,
Olodi Apapa,Lagos.
Tel:234 803 7251423 ( cell

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Richards Clark, personal attorney to Miss Nancy Gilbert.

Miss Nancy was a citizen of your country who supplied oil tools to most of
the Refineries here in my country.She was also the lover to our late Head of
State. She used to transfer money secretly overseas for the late head of
state of our country.That was how she made her fortune/money. My client was
a victims of a bomb blast.Before her death,she deposited the sum of $26 m in
a bank here in my country.On the 27th of January 2002, my client, Nancy was
involved in Ikeja bomb blast here in my country.She died as a result of the
incident.

View these websites for more clarifications:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

Since her death, I have made several inquiries through your embassy to
locate any of her relatives or family members but it was not possible. I
decided to contact you since you are from her country.It will be easy if I
introduce you to the bank as the heir(I mean the person who is suppose to
inherit her wealth).This is my main reason for contacting you.We will share
the 26 Million dollars equally.You will take 13 Million,While I take 13
Million.

Your presence might not be needed.You can contact the bank from there.With
all the information,we will claim
the fund.I am her confidant and also her legal representative.I am the
signatory to all her chattels and the bank knows me very well.All her
documents are kept in my office for safe keeping.So we will have no problem
at all.

I need your maximum cooperation to claim this money before the bank
confiscates the account.The bank has
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin before the end of this quarter
or have the account confiscated.Honestly,this opportunity is for us to be
rich in life.I believe opportunity comes but once in
this world.If I misuse it,I will serve those that utilise theirs forever.No
rich person on earth tells the source of his or her riches.It's just like
this.

I will get all the legal documents that will qualify you for the claim All
I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through.Also,the confidentiallity
it requires to ensure that we claim the funds.

Please note my alternative email:barrister_clark@myway.com
my direct phonenumber: 234-803-7251-423




Best regards.
Richards Clark

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