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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: "Laurie Dantell" <laurie_dantell@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:58:47 -0800
Subject: INTRODUCTION.

Dear Beloved,

I am Dr.Laurie Dantell,from Standard Trust Bank of Nigeria
Plc,Lagos Branch.I got your contact through the internet I
have urgent and very confidential business proposal for
you.

On January 7, 1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,Mr. Charles
Ballassi made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued atUS$19,700,000.00(Nineteen Million
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars)in my branch upon maturity.
I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.

After a month,wesent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers,the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Charles Ballassi
died in the plane crash of 31 October 1999 with Egyptian
990] with other passengers aboaed as you can confirm it
yourself via the website below:

http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

on further investigation, i found out that he died without
making a WILL, and attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.I therefore made further investigation
and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi did not declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents,including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank.
This sum of US$19,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the pricipal sum at the
end of each year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of
(Six)years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles
Ballassi so that the fruit of this old man's labour will
not get into the hands of some corrupt Government
officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide
immediately your full name and address so that an Attorney
will preparethenecessary documents and affidavits which will
put you in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of two attorney for the drafting
and notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents
and letter of probate/administration in your favour for the
transfer.
Any bank account in any part of the world which you will
provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to
you as the beneficiary/next of kin.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in
ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this transaction
will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of ths transaction.
If you are interested,please reply immediately via the private email
address: talk2dantell@ny.com upon your response,i shall
provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help
you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because i shall
require your assitance to invest my share in your country.
Please upon the receipt of this mail message, send to me
the following to enable start the process of the fund into your bank
account:

1. Your full Name and address
2. Full Banking Details.
3. Your Private Direct Telephone and fax numbers
4.Occupation/Age.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email: talk2dantell@ny.com
Thanks and regards,
Dr.Laurie Dantell.
MANAGER,STANDARD TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

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