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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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  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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Fraud email example:

From: "washbrain66" <washbrain66@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 17:33:03 -0600
Subject: REQUREST FOR CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS


MR. FRED AKPAN
Head International Remittance Dept:
Diamond Bank Plc.


Dear Sir/Madam,

REQUREST FOR CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS

I came across your e-mail address through internet index and I felt that we could be of mutual assistance to each other.

Firstly let me properly introduce myself. I am the head of international remittance department at Diamond Bank Plc.

There is an account opened in my branch in 1995. As at the time, I was to accounting officer overseeing the account. The account owner, George Brumley III (deceased) was involved in an air crash in Kenya n city of Samburu. He died alongside his wife and children.
For purpose of confirmation, please view this website: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

As with such fund deposited in any banks here, if no one was forth coming at legalese, the bank reserved the right to claim the fund after the necessary legal process.

It is for this reason that I am contacting you, so that I can as it were present you at the next of kin to the deceased and subsequently the inheritor/legalese of the fund. Being the account official, I have the relevant information and document to back up the claim.

It is interesting to note that I have conducted several searches to trace his son�s next of kin without much success�the son (George IV) was his next of kin, but was unfortunately involved in the air crash.

I would give you further details as soon as I receive your response and desire to partner with me on this transaction. Note that with the information and document at my disposal, we can work it out to protect us from any legal repercussion now and in future

Sincerely,
MR. FRED AKPAN.

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