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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: "Barrister Tony Awele" <barristertonyawele@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrtawele@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:47:16 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER TONY AWELE & ASSOCIATES

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER TONY AWELE & ASSOCIATES
44, KOFO ABAYOMI AVENUE,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS - NIGERIA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Tony Awele, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.
Steve Camille, who worked with Chevron Oil Development Company in Nigeria.

On the 21st of April 2002, his wife and their three children were Involved
in a car accident along Abuja Express Road,unfortunately, they all lost
their lives in the event of
the accident. Since then I have made several enquiries to your
Embassy to locate any of my client relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, hence, I contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client in a
Security Company where the deceased deposited the US$15 Million (Fifteen
Million United States Dollars only). Consequently, this Security Company
issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin to claim the US$15 Million
(Fifteen Million United States Dollars only) in their custody 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
to claim the fund as the Next of Kin to him so that the Security Company
will transfer the fund to your account.
Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to meet with you
for the disbursement of the fund and then you and
I will share the money in this order: 55% will be for me, 40% will be for
you, while 5% will be used on expenses incurred.

I have all the necessary legal documents that can back our Claim we may make
with the Security Company.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
Through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
see this deal through.
Please, get in touch with me via email.


Best regards.

Barrister Tony Awele (Esq).

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