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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: "John Asher" <ceo_11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnasher@hotmail.ro
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 09:33:33 +0000
Subject: Get Back To Me

John Asher
Manager,Internal Audit/
Foreign Remittance Dept,
Union Bank Plc,
36Broad Street,
Victoria Island,Lagos.

Attn: Sir/Madam,

My name is John Asher. An account officer to late Mr.Craig Jones who use to
worked for an oil firm in Nigeria.Mr Craig Jones a well known
Philanthropist, Charity Organisation, Humanitarian Body or Reputable
Individual before he died, he made a WILL stating that $15.2M(Fifteen
million,two hundred thousand U.S. dollars only)should be donated to any
Philanthropist of our choice oversea and your email was randomly picked as
the beneficiary of the said funds.

We have made a random draw your e-mail address was picked as the
beneficiary to this Will.I am particularly interested in securing this money
from the Bank,because they have issued a notice instructing me been the
account officer to produce the beneficiary of this Will within two weeks or
else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law
here.It is my utmost desire to execute the WILL of my late client as was
instructed when he was alife.

You are required to contact me immediately to start the process of sending
this money to any of your designated official account or your off-shore
account.I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in
mind that the Bank has given us a date limit,Please act fast.

Please include your phone and fax numbers as you are replying this mail.

Congratulation as I await your urgent reply.

Yours faithfully,
John Asher

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