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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: "Thomas Clark" <thomasclark008@msn.com>
Reply-To: thomasclark2005@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 18:47:30 +0000
Subject: Hello

Hello,

I am Mr.Thomas Clark an Account Officer to Late MARK ALDRIDGE an
immigrant,who was a businessman and building contractor in Lead Bank . Here
in aftershall be referred to as our customer in Lead bank Lagos .On the 21st
of April 1999, our customer lost his life in a car accident .The deceased
has an account valued at 10 million dollars ($10,000,000).However,he does
not have a next of kin to inherit this fund as he did not fill any name as
next of kin in his deposit form. This is known to me alone.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by our client in my bank before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank.I seek your consent to pre sent you as the next of
kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at 10
million dollars ($10,000,000.00) can be paid to you and then you and I can
share the money equally. I have all necessary information that can be used
to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co- operation to enable us pull this deal
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 email and send me your telephone and fax numbers to
enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,
Mr.Thomas Clark

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