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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: uba_tony@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 01:42:59 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

FROM THE CHAMBERS OF UBA ANTHONY & CO.

Good Day,

I am Barrister Uba Tony I am the personal attorney to late Engineer A.Vigil,an
American from Ogden,Uttah,USA who worked with shell Development company in
Nigeria.Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On April 21, 1999,my
client,his wife, and their three children were involved in an auto crash
along Shagamu Ibadan express way.All occupants of he 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 you over the internet.I
have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this hugedeposits were lodged, particularly the FIRST BANK
PLC. Where the deceased had an account valued at ($24 Million US Dollars)
and I have been Issued 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 Two years
now,hence 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
at ($24Million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and the sharing
ratio I suggest should be as follows:60% for me and 40% to you.

As an attorney I will revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal documents
that will be used to back you up in this claim. All I require is your honesty
and maximum co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you fromany breach of the law.

Know you that the change of ownership Certificate will notorised at the Court
of law here in Nigeria to bear your name and that authomatically makes you
the bonafide beneficiary of the late Alexander Vigil.

Best Regards,
Barrister Uba Tony.


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