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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: "jabara awele" <jawele2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: asikaa@walla.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:58:53 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP.

FROM: Asika Johnson(ESQ)
Gani & Associates,
211 C,Close Attorney,s Ave,
Festac Town Lagos - Nigeria.

Attn:
I am Barrister Asika Johnson,the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry Bags,A
foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates company in Nigeria.On May
4th 2002, Air Crash in Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, my
client, his wife And their three children were involved.
www.wsws.org/articles/2002/may2002/nige-m07.shtml killing at least 148
people.
The Nigerian Red Cross said that a minimum of 148 bodies had been
recovered, with 49 people seriously injured Since then I have made several
enquiries to many embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet, to locate
any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist me in repartrating the money left behind by my
client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the
finance house where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the
finance house where the deceased had an account valued at about 5.5
million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the
account confisicated soon. since I have been unsuccesfull in locating
the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this a ccount
valued at $5.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i
can share the money. 60% to me and 30% to you,while 10% should be for
expenses or tax as your government may require,I have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back any claim we may make, If you are
interested please send the following information.
{1}. YOUR CONTACT
ADDRESS.................................................
{2}. YOUR FULL
NAME.......................................................
{3}. YOUR AGE AND YOUR
OCCUPATION.........................................
{4}. YOUR
IDENTIFICATION..................................................
{5}.YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE
NUMBER.........................................
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through . I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get
in touch with me by my secured and confidential e-mail address or the
above stated private telephone number to enable us discuss further.

Best Regards.
Barrister. Asika Johnson.



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