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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: "barristerado mufutau" <barristerado_mufutau@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrister.ado.mufutau@inbox.com
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:57:56 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION:

ATTENTION:
FROM: DESK OF BARRISTER ADO MUFUTAU
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must crave
your indulgence to introduce myself to you.
I am Barrister. ADO MUFUTAU the personal attorney to Mr.mark, an
engineer who worked with the Shell-Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in
Nigeria. On the 25 December, 2003, my client, his wife and their two
children were involved in a auto-crash along the ever busy Sagamu-Ibadan
High Way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquires to their embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relations but to no avail. However, I got your contact
through the International web directory.

Hence the need to get in touch with you as one who shares the same families
name. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind
by my client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this Huge deposits were lodge. Particularly, the Global
Securities Finance Company Where the deceased had an account valued at about
$12.5 Million Dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to
the deceased or have the account confiscated within a shot Period of time.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the Relatives for over 1 years
nowI seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin to the deceased, so
that the proceeds of this Account valued at 12.5 million dollars can be paid
to
you and Then you and I can share the money. However, on smooth conclusion of
this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% as gratification for your
assistance to us,while the remaining 70% will be for me and my colleagues. I
have all
necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim we might
make. All I require
is your honest cooperation to enable this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the Law. Please get in touch with me
through my email and send to me your Telephone and fax numbers to enable us
go further about this Transaction.

your reply should on my official email:barrister.ado.mufutau@inmail24.com
Best regards,
Barrister ADO MUFUTAU

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