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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: "johnson obi" <obi111@snacksy.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 03:34:32 +0100
Subject: pls confirm

Mr Johnson Obi
Assurance Bank Ltd,
Lagos-Nigeria.

My Dear friend,

I sincerely hope that after you go through this mail you will give
it the proper consideration and attention that it requires. I
decided to use this medium to reach you because presently i am in
desperate need of a trust worthy person like you for this proposal
i am making to you which will be hopefully for the benefit of both
of us.

I am Mr Johnson Obi , Branch Manager, Assurance Bank Ltd, of
Nigeria. In January 2002, One Mr. Claude Brian Best, A British
National, a consultant/contractor with the Federal Ministry of
Mines and Power made a numbered time Fixed) Deposit, valued at
US$11,500,000.00 (Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars), for twelve (12) calendar months in my Bank branch.
Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contract employers that Mr. Claude
Brian Best was no longer on earth. On further investigation, I
found out that he died without yet declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank.

This sum of US$11,500,000.00 is still in my Bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. Nobody will ever come forward to claim it, in accordance with
the Nigerian Federal Law, at the expiration of 4 (four) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, I shall present you
as the next of kin to Mr. Claude Brian Best so that you and i can
benefit from the fruits of this old man's labour to enhance
Humanitarian Organization World wide.

The money will be share in the ratio of 60% for me, 35% for you and
5% for any arising contingencies during the process of this
transaction.

There is no risk involved as i will use my position as the Branch
Bank Manager to secure approvals and guarantee the successful
execution of this transaction and it will take only 7- working days.
Please you must observe utmost confidentiality if this proposal
interest you, and include your private phone number for voice
contact

Email jobimix@mixmail.com

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks,

Best regards.

Mr Johnson Obi.

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