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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: "Simon David" <dr_arthur02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: david_simon_432@inbox.lv
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:45:05 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE TRY AND GET BACK TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FROM: MR.Simon David,
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
PHONE#:234 8051208066.

Dear Marisol,

Greetings !!!

I apologize if the contents hereunder are contrary to your moralethics. But
please treat with absolute secrecy and personal. Iam an employee of a
commercial bank here in Nigeria and an Account Officer to a deceased
customer (BARRY MARISOL) before I was promoted to the post of Director of
Auditing January this year,

We lost this customer and his family in an auto crash here in Nigeria some
years back and his account of US$16,000,000.00 (Sixteen Million U.S Dollars)
with us has been dormant and unclaimed due to unavailability of a next of
kin/relatives to claim his estate.

In accordance with the escheat laws of Federal Republic of Nigeria, the
Board Of Directors of the Bank met a forth night ago and resolved to turn
the estate of the deceased over to the Government having waited for too long
without the deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing and if this is done,
invariably the funds will end up to become Government property and it is as
a result of this that I am moved to contact you considering the fact that
you have same LAST NAME with the deceased.

In view of this, I am seeking for your co-operation and understanding to
stand as the deceased next of kin to enable us claim the inheritance before
the time period given by the Bank elapse.

If you are interested and in agreement with me, please write back
immediately via my alternative email address:david_simon773@yahoo.co.uk

Be rest assured that it is a risk free project and the proceedings will be
shared 50% each once the funds are repatriated into your account either
there in the United States Or elsewhere.

I wait for your prompt response.

Regards,
Simon David

(Director Auditing Union Bank of Nig. Plc)



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