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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: "Mr Ndu" <mrndu2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrndu22@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:53:43 +0000
Subject: CONFIRM FOR URGENT PAYMENTS

Dear Friend.

Am Mr.George Ndu from Eco Bank Nig, i want you to act as Next of Kin to one
of our late customer who died last year without stating his Next of Kin in
our banking form while opening his account .

He had a domicile account and our banking has been waiting to pay any of his
relation that apply for his funds as his Beneficiary,This account had a
credit balance of Forty Million
United States Dollars (US$40,000,000).


This business has no risk on it ,but needs to be confidencial and i will
advice you more on steps to follow.

Contact me with your convinient address and Phone numbers for more details.

%35 of the total funds is for you.

Thanks.

Mr.George Ndu.

Accountant.Eco Bank.

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