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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: dogohassan@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 23:13:26 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Reply=20=20Urgent?=

DEAR Sir,

I am an Accountant with WEMA BANK NIG PLC (WB),My name is Dogo Hassan
a Banker, I am the personal Account Manager to Engineer Ramon a National
of your country, who used to work with Summit Oil company in Nigeria.Here
in after shall be refered to as my client On April 21, 1999, my client,
his wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along
Sagamu express way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives.Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate
any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the WEMA
BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($15Million
U S Dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have
the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued
a($15Million U S Dollar) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share
the money.60% to me and 40% to you. An attorney will be contracted to help
us revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you. from any breach of the law.

Pls reply through my private email dogohassan@yahoo.com
Best Regards

DOGO HASSAN



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