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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: "Barrister Ekuk George" <barristerekukgeorge@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristeretukgeorge@myway.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:56:15 +0000
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR KIND REPLY.

GEORGETUK AND ASSOCIATES,
341B,5HT FLOOR,AWOLOWO ROAD,
IKOYI-LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
Tele:+234-80-5122-1872

Dear Sir/Maddam,

Good day and God bless you. I feel quite safe and satisfy dealing with you
in this mutual beneficial transaction. Though, this medium (Internet) has
been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still
remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication.

l am a financial consultant based in Lagos, Nigeria.l have a Rich and
Trustworthy client (widow)and wife of former Bendel State Governor, she has
$15,000,000 with a Private finance company,( Equity Trust and Investment
Company) for safekeeping. And she is willing to offer you 30% of the total
fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any bank of
your wish.She wishes to invest in a stable economy.

Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms.
My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company,if your
country`s by-laws allows foreign investment,inview of this,send to me your
banking details,such as,Name and Address of Your bank, Your Bank Account
number,the beneficiary of the account,so as to enable me file application to
EQUITY TRUST HOUSE,where the money was deposited by chief mrs.Patient
Ambrose Ali for normalisation.

Thanks and God bless.
Regards,

BARRISTER.ETUK GEORGE.
[S.A.N]

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