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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: Billy Tagro <billy_tagro@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:29:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONSIDER IT AND GET BACK TO ME


DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MR.BILLY TAGRO,I WORK WITH THE INLAND BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC AS A GROUP HEAD TREASURY DEPARTMENT/ACCOUNTANT.IN THE DISCHARGE
OF MY DUTY, I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS
REMAINED DORMANT FOR THREE YEARS NOW WITH EIGHT MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($8.5M)IN IT.

ON PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER
DIED IN AIRCRASH ACCIDENT WITH THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WHO SHOULD
BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE AMOUNT.SINCE MONDAY JULY,2000,13:22 GMT
14:22 UK IN PLANE CRASH I AM WRITING YOU SO THAT WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER TO REMIT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE
NEXT OF KIN HENCE THE DEPOSITOR HAPPENED TO BE A FOREIGNER.

IT IS SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE TO
PROCESS.OUTSIDE THIS,THE BANK MANAGEMENT WILL CONFISCATE THIS
AMOUNT OF MONEY AS UNCLEARED EFFECTS AND SEND BACK TO THE NIGERIAN
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

ACCOUNT. IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THE MONEY AND THE OPERATIONAL METHOD WE CAN USE TO EFFECT THE
REMITANCE INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.

NOTE THAT MY PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IS BECAUSE THE DECEASED HAS
THE SAME NAME WITH YOU.IN REGARDS TO THIS TRANSACTION, IF YOU ARE
WILLING TO ASSIST ME.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Looking forward to your
swift reply, For effective communication, I will be grateful if you disclose
your private/confidential telephone and fax numbers in your reply. Please
get in touch with me by my personal Tel No:00234-8060298105
To enable us discuss further.

BEST REGARDS,

MR Billy Tagro







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