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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: "Barr Eloye Eloka" <eloye@i12.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barreloye@i12.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 06:02:01 -0700
Subject: from barrister Eloye (Uregent reply)


ATTENTION:

I AM Barr,Eloye Eloka THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY AND
ADVICER TO LATE MR. JEKINS WILSON,AN AMERICAN
CITIZEN AND ENGINEER WITH HALLIBURTON NIGERIA
LIMITED, A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY, WITH AREA OFFICE
HERE IN PORT-HARCOURT, RIVER-STATE NIGERIA.

I AM CONTACTING YOU ON THE DEATH OF ENGINEER JENKINS
WILSON WHO WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD BY HIS EX-WIFE
THERESA, MR.JEKINS WILSON WAS KILLED BY THE EX-WIFE
WHEN SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE HUSBAND HAS CHANGED HIS
WILL INCLUDING HIS FUNDS HERE AND ESTATE IN FAVOUR
OF AN INDONESIA PARTNER MR.RONNIE SAJEEV.

WITH THE RECENT TSUNAMI DISASTER IT WAS DISCOVERED
THAT MR.RONNIE SAJEEV DIED ON HIS VISIT TO INDONESIA
IN CELEBRATION OF THE RAMADAN FEAST. HAVING MADE
THIS DISCOVERY THE FUND AND THE ESTATE IS PRESENTLY
BEING CONTROLLED BY ME, THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO THE
LATE ENGINEER.
WITH THE RECENT LETTER FROM THE BANK FOR THE DUMANCY
OF THE SAID ACCOUNT,I HAVE NOTICED WITH MY
INVESTIGATION THAT MR.JEKINS WILSON HAS THE SUM OF
USD$25,000,000:00(TWENTY FIVE MILLION )DEPOSITED
INTO THE SAID ACCOUNT, I HAVE REPLIED TO THE BANK
FOR AN EXTENSION OF TWO WEEKS TO ENABLE ME PRESENT
THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT, IT IS ON THIS I AM
SEEKING YOUR FOREIGN PARTNERSHIP AS TO ENABLE ME
PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THE
SAID FUND AND ESTATE,FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SAID
FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PENDING MY ARRIVAL THERE IN
YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT.

I HAVE RESOLVED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE SAID SUM FOR
THIS ROLE.
5% HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR RE-IMBURESEMENT OF ANY
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSFER.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HERE WITH MY
POSITION AS AN ATTORNEY WILL SECURE EVERY LEGAL
DOCUMENTS TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE HERE IN MY COUNTRY
WITHOUT ANY RISK ON YOUR SIDE,THE ONLY ROLE I
REQUIRE FROM YOU IS THE PROVISION OF THE
UTILISATION(SOURCE) ACCOUNT AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY
OF EVERY STEP THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, FOR THE FACT
THAT I HAVE MY PROFESSION TO PROTECT AS A LEGAL
PRACTITIONER.

TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE IN YOUR FAVOUR I SHALL REQUIRE
YOUR NAME IN FULL AND CONTACT ADDRESS.

PLEASE CONTACT ME ON THIS E- MAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE
DETAILS:eloye@shymail.com


Yours faithfully,

Barr,Eloye Eloka.

eloye@shymail.com



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