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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: martins03@tiscali.de
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:16:42 -0800
Subject: contact me for urgent business relationship


ORIENT BANK PLC,
EASTERN REGIONAL HEAD QUARTERS,
NO 50 WEST AVENUE LAGOS ISLAND
LAGOS STATE,
NIGERIA.

ATTN:SIR/MADAM,

I AM THE BANK MANAGER OF ORIENT BANK PLC, OF NIGERIA.
I WILL LIKE TO DO A VERY BRIEF BUSINESS WITH YOU, THERE IS A DORMANT
ACCOUNT IN MY BANK, WITH A CREDIT BALANCE(USD$12.000.000.00 TEN MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW,
ON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION,I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THIS
ACCOUNT,A FOREIGNER {MR ROBERT DANIEL}WHO DIED FIVE YEARS AGO IN A MOTOR

ACCIDENT.

WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF
KIN TO THE ORIGINAL ACCOUNT OWNER. AND THEN USE MY POSITION AS THE MANAGER

AND GIVE CLEARANCE FOR ONWARD REMISSION OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR DESIGNATED

BANK ACCOUNT.

I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ACCOUNT,WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT TO THE BANK THROUGH A LAWYER,AFTER THE BANK
HAS
ACCEPTED YOUR APPLICATION, THEN I WILL MOVE AHEAD TO DESTROY EVERY DOCUMENT

ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUSINESS,AND WE WILL GO AHEAD TO SHARE THIS FUND AT
RATIO 30
AND 65 PERCENT, 30% FOR YOUR SERVICES, AND 65% FOR ME,THE REMAINING 5% WILL
BE
SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED SO AS TO STOP FURTHER CONTACTS,THIS
IS FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE VALUE OF BANKING SYSTEM,KINDLY INCLUDE YOUR
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.THANKS

BEST REGARD,
UBA MARTINS.



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