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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: nelsonkuto2005@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:57:08 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?RELIABLE=20PARTNER=20NEEDED=2E?=

FROM THE DESK OF
NELSON KUTOYAMA
THE BANK MANAGER,
UNION BANK PLC .

I WISH TO SOLICITE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SOLUTION TO A
MONEY TRANSFER OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION DOLLAR (US$35,OO0,000.00).MY NAME
IS NELSON KUTOYAMA,THE BANK MANAGER UNION BANK PLC.I
GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS VIA THE INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE
BUREAU OF MY COUNTRY,IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTED FOREIGN PARTNER
FOR THIS BENEFICIAL BUSSINESS DEAL.

A BUSSINESSMAN BY NAME (LATE JAY SANTOS),LEFT A CLOSING BALANCE OF (US$35,000,000.00),WITH
MY BANK BEFORE HIS DEATH IN THE RECENT BOMB EXPLOSION IN LAGOS, NIGERIA.WHICH
SAD EVENT TOOK PLACE ON THE 27TH OF JANUARY 2002. AFTER THE DEATH OF LATE
JAY SANTOS,I DISCOVERED AS I WAS GOING THROUGH HIS FILES,THAT HE PRESENTED
HIS ONLY SON
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO HIS FUND, BUT IT WAS QUITE
UNFORTUNATE THAT THE EXPLOSION CLAIMED THE LIVES OF THE ENTIRE
FAMILIES,AS THERE WAS KNOW SURVIVOR.
AFTER SERIOUS INVESTIGATIONS,I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NOBODY LEFT TO
CLAIM THIS MONEY,AND IF THE MONEY IS KEPT IN THE BANK FOR A LONG TIME,THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN DISCOVER IT,AND TURN IT INTO A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT,IT
WAS IN THE COURSE OF THESE THAT I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU,TO FRONT YOURSELVES
AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE MONEY,FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT.ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION,I
WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE BANK TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER.THE NECCESSARY BACK
UP DOCUMENT THAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THE CLAIM WILL BE PUT IN PLACE AND FORWARDED
TO THE APPROPRATE QUARTERS AS SOON AS WE BEGIN THE TRANSACTION. I WANT TO
LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS A LIFE TIME TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL
TO BOTH OF US,AS WE WILL LIVE TO BE HAPPY AFTER
THE CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, ALL I NEED IS YOUR MUTUAL
SUPPORT,COMMITEMENT,CONFIDENTIALITY AND TRUST.I HAVE RESOLVED TO COMPESATE
YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT REMMITED,WE SHALL KEEP 60%
AND 10% FOR TAXES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
YOU ARE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SAFE ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUNDS WILL BE
TRANSFERED,SECONDLY I WILL NEED YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER .

I INTEND TO CONSUMATE THESE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE SHORTESTPOSSIBLE
TIME BASED ON YOUR CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT.CONTACT ME VIA
EMAIL[nelson_k2005@yahoo.com]


REGARDS.
NELSON KUTOYAMA





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