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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: "ben williams" <benwilliams0010@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:01:03 +0100
Subject: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CREDIT CONTROL

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CREDIT CONTROL
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF TRADE PLC,
Plot 1662, Oyin Jolayemi Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos,
Nigeria.


REQUEST FOR YOU TO STAND AS A NEXT OF KIN AND REPATRIATE 12MILLION USD TO
YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANY ACCOUNT
I was mandated by the Managing Director of International Bank Of Trade PLC
to ascertain your
interest and capability to co-operate with us in actualizing this highly
rewarding project on
repatriation of funds to your country.
Are you willing to be presented as the bonafide next of kin to Mr. Andre
Eason, a crude oil merchant from Australia. Until his untimely death by the
recent Bali bomb explosion in Indonesia, Mr. Andre operated a fixed account
of Twelve Million United States Dollars (12,000,000.00) with INTERNATIONAL
BANK OF TRADE PLC.Sequel to his death, the Bank made concerted effort to
contact the immediate family in Australia in order to re-claim and transfer
the ownership of the
fund. Unfortunately, the Bank discovered recently that the immediate
families of the depositor Mr. Andre were also drastically affected by the
same Bomb Explosion while on holidays. Apparently, the fund is now in full
custody of the Bank.After a very serious survey, I and the CEO of the Bank
decided to repatriate this fund to a trustworthy and reliable overseas bank
account for high yield investment portfolios. The modality of disbursing the
fund will be discussed fully with the Bank-Account owner/provider,which we
are offering you.All the documents establishing the deposit of the fund and
empowering you to be Next of Kin/Beneficiary of the fund will be perfectly
secured in your name if interested in helping secure the fund.Transfer of
this
fund can be swiftly and successfully implemented within 14 bank working days
if you provide the
necessary overseas infrastructure required to realize the objective.Please
protect my position in my bank by keeping everything secret and confidential
untill we transfer this funds to your destination.Be kind enough to confirm
the receipt of this message for more clarification.
Awaiting your reply.
Sincerely,

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