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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: "samuel onyema" <samuelonyema@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:59:58 +0000
Subject: Please confirm your interest.

The Auditor United Bank for Africa Plc
14TH floor embassy building lgs smith
allwal street,
P.O. BOX 1591
Email:mrsamuelonyema20@yahoo.com


My Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Samuel U onyema, the Auditor of United Bank for Africa Plc (U.B.A).
I
have a confidential business suggestion for you. One of our clients/personal
friend, Late Mr. Kim Sean unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash on
January 31st 2001 including his wife and his only daughter.

Late Mr. Kim Sean is a foreigner and the manager of Granite Minning Nig,a
chemical
engineer by profession and he died since the year 2001. No other person
knows about this account or anything concerning it. After further
investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Kim Sean's next of kin is his
daughter who died with him, hence the account has no other

beneficiary and my investigation proves to me as well that his company does
not
know anything about this account and the amount that involved is US$12.5
million.
I am contacting you to stand and act as the next of kin to Mr. Kim Sean.At
the
conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total amount,
while 60%

will be for me, and any expenses which you and me may incur during the
process
of this transaction will also be reconciled afterwards. Let me have your
confidential Telephone, Fax and mobile Numbers.

I want you to feel free and ask question in any aspect you are not properly
clear
or you do not understand very well,also very important, kindly send your
response
to my private email(mrsamuelonyema20@yahoo.com)

Thank you for your sincere co-operation and understand

Yours Truly,

Mr Samuel U Onyema.

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