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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: "prince williams" <princewilliams100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: princewilliams100@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:23:42 -0900
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

WEMA BANK PLC
Dear Sir/ Madam
I AM MR. PRINCE WILLIAMS, MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF WEMA BANK PLC . I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY
DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMERS ENGR STEVE MOORE WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE
AND TWO CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS
DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR
HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT
UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS
INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY
MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND. UPON
THIS DISCOVERY, I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE
TOTAL AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR
IT OR DISCOVERED THE MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND
WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. I HAVE AGREED THAT
OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 30 % FOR YOU AS FOREIGN
PARTNER,60 % FOR ME AND 10 % FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN
EXPENCES INCURRED BY YOU AND ME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS. UPON THE
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND
MY SHARE. IT IS FROM THE 60 % I INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES
INTO MY COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUND. TO COMMENCE THIS
TRANSACTION,I REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN
E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER FULL
NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK COORDINATES TO ENABLE ME FILE
LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS
BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE. NOTE ; THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF ITS NATURE. I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING
YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. GET BACK TO ME THROUGH THIS ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS
princewilliams-2006@yahoo.com, PLEASE YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IS
HIGHLY REQUIRED AS THIS TRANSACTION NEEDS AN UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.
REGARDS,
MR. PRINCE WILLIAMS
WEMA BANK PLC.


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