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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: "olu ade" <oluade888@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:45:17 +0000
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT/CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.

Dear Friend ,
I am Olu Ade, I am the personal accountant to Engr. Arthur
Honeycutt,a foriegn National who use to work with Shell development
Company in Nigeria. Herein after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquires to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended
relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his
family, hence I contacted you.I am contacting you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit is
lodged. Particularly, the UNION TRUST BANK PLC, where the deceased had an
account valued at about 11.5 Million U.S Dollars.

The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 3 years now I
seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin so that we can share the
money. 50% for me and 45% for you, while 5% will be used to offset all the
expenses incurred in the course of this transaction including tax.

Therefore, if you are interested to execute this deal with me, kindly
forward to me the information required below to enable me submit them
to the bank where my late client deposited his money.

1:Your full names...........................................


2:Your phone number..................................... / fax
number............................


3.Your contact address...................................


4:Your Age........................................................


5:Your occupation.............................................


6:Your religion...................................................


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 via my private email:olu_ade111@yahoo.co.uk
I anticipate your urgent response!
Best regard,
Olu Ade.

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