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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: "RIchard Duncan" <richard2duncan@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: richard_duncan002@menja.net
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 12:22:02 +0000
Subject: RE: GOOD DAY

Calvary greetings to you,

With all due respect to your personality, I request that you do not feel
disturbed as I know that business of this magnitude will surely make one
apprehensive. I write to solicit your utmost confidence, knowing too well
that we have neither known nor met each other before.

I am Mr. Richard Duncan, an accountant of Standard Trust Bank Plc, Lagos -
Nigeria. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top to ask
for your partnership in re-profiling funds over US$15 million (Fifteen
Million United States Dollars) to your account.

The above Fund is from one of our Late foreign customer who died, without
any Next of Kin to claim his money.

I have personally tried to trace his relatives without any success. I would
like you to apply as the next of kin to the bank and have the money
transfered to your account before it will be transferred into National
Treasury since it the law governoring the banking system of our country.

It is with trust and confidence that I write to reveal this business
proposal to you; if interested do contact me immediately:
richard_duncan002@menja.net

I am ready to make sure the Fund gets straight into your account as much as
you are serious and willing to accept the Fund.

Beloved, immediately the money is transfered you get 50%, while 50% comes to
me.

Remain blessed,

Richard Duncan



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