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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: "matthew.falade1@virgin.net" <matthew.falade1@virgin.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 23:01:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Your Opinion and Assistance



ATTN: THE PRESIDENT/CEO
Dear friend,I am pleased to write to inform you of mygood intention to save some amount of money in yourbank account. I am one of the directors in Security andStock Exchange Commission of Nigeria in charge ofpayment of dividend to foreign investor..We have investors both local and foreign who depositedMillions of Dollars in our stock market. By virture of myposition as director incharge of payment of dividendto investors, I discovered that one of our client aforeigner) who deposited Twenty Five Million dollarswith the commission (stock market) died sometimes agoand no records to show that he had relation or next ofkin to claim this dividends.All effort to trace his relative proof abortive. Now,we have perfected an arrangement to transfer theTwenty Five Million dollars (US$25,000,000.00) into aprivate bank account in your country. We need a relaibleforeig partner who is willing and able to receive this money as a bonafide next of kin or relations to the late investor.We have concluded arrangement to support and provethat whoever receives this fund is a bonafide relationor next of kin to the late investor. This is whyI am contacting you to co-operate with me to receive thismoney and save it in your personal or companys'bank account for our benefit.I strongly believe that this is an opportunity for us toincrease our capital base as this is once upon a life timeopportunity for us.If this proposal is accepted by you, kindly forwardyour honest response to my confidential Email address:mmfalade@o2.pl for the immediate commencementof the transaction.Please treat this mail as urgent and confidential.Regards.Mr Matthew Falade

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