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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: "Henry Jones" <barrister_henry_jones1@msn.com>
Reply-To: barristerhenry_jones97@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 04:35:14 +0000
Subject: DEAR: FRIEND

FROM HENRY JONES
HENRY & ASSOCIATES
#16 CANAL STREET,
IKOYI, LAGOS.
NIGERIA

DEAR: FRIEND,

I AM BARR. HENRY JONES. I AM AN ATTORNEY IN THE LEGAL DEPT OF CITI
BANK PLC/CITI FINANCE & SECURITIES CO.MR ERIC PEGGY, WHO LIVED IN NIGERIA,
REFERRED TO AS OUR CUSTOMER. ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2003, OUR CLIENTWAS
INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGAMU EXPRESS ROAD. ALL OCCUPANTS OF
THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES.

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND
PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR
DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSIT WAS
LODGED. PARTICULARLY, THE CITI BANK PLC WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN
ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT $9.8 MILLION DOLLARS. MY BANK HAS ISSUED A
NOTICE THAT AT THE EXPIRATION OF 20 WORKING DAYS AND NON OF HIS
NEXT OF KIN/RELATION COMES TO CLAIM THE MONEY THE ACCOUNT WILL BE
DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE AND THE MONEY CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT
TWENTY OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES, I NOW SEEK
YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED
EVEN IF YOU BEAR DIFFERENT SURNAMES, I CAN
STILL PRESENT YOU AS THE SURVIVING RELATION SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF
THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT $9.8 MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOU. IF
YOU AGREE, WE CAN DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE.

I WE SHALL ARRANGE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO
BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST
COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH.I GUARANTEE THAT
THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL
PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

BEST REGARDS.
HERRY JONES

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