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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: "Kola Martins" <kolamartins_2000@msn.com>
Reply-To: kola_director@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:35:52 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Sir,
Coupled wth my deep interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact
and solicit your mutual assistance at all cost. I am Kola Martins, Branch
Manager, Union Bnk Plc.
In May 6th 2002, One Mr.P. Lopez, A Brtish National, a consultant/contractor
with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit, valued at
US$18,000,000.00 (Eighteen Million US Dollars), for twelve (12) calender
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.P. Lopez died
from an automobile accident.
His depost of US$18,000,000.00 is still in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one has come
forward for the claim.Now Union Bank has issued out a notice that if no one
comes for claim within 60 working days the account will be confiscated.
Consequently, I want to present you to stand as the next of kin to Mr.P.
Lopez so that the money will be paid to you, you and I can share the
money,which you have to promise me that you will never disappoint me as soon
as the money get into your account.
It behooves on you to suggest the pecentage you will be given for your
assitance. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. There is no
risk involved as I will use my position as the Bank Branch Manager to secure
approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction and it
will take us 14 working days.Please you must observe utmost confidentiality
if this proposal interest you, please reply me immediately and include your
private phone number for voice contact
and your banking information. You should please respond immediately.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks Best regards.
Mr.Kola Martins.

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