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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: mark philip <engrmarkphilip@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:33:18 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT


I am Engr. Mark Philip from Alabama USA and work with chevron Oil Company, Bonny Island, River

State Nigeria. My colleague Mr. Roland nelson a national of Scotland, who was a supervisor of

Works at the offshore section died on 7th July 2003 due to occupational accident while at work.

It is been three years now an chevron company is yet to hear from next of kin to late Mr. Rowland

Nelson The company has checked all available public files and embassies, but all their efforts

Had proved abortive. After these several unsuccessful attempts, no one has come from Scotland to

Make a claim of his properties, and compensation which is suppose to be paid to his next of kin/

Beneficiary that worth over three point four million us dollars ($3.4000000) by chevron oil

Company for having served the company diligently for thirteen years in Bonny Island. All that is needed of you is to stand in as next kin /beneficiary to Late MR Rowland since you are of the same nationality with him I feel I owe him an obligation to let you know because of how good he was to me and my family. And most of his properties are been taking away by his so called Nigerian friends.

Thanks
Engr.Mark philip.


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