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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: "patricia cole" <patriciacole@otakumail.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 19:15:55 +0800
Subject: urgent

Strictly confidential.
ATTN:,
SIR/MADAM,
I humbly wish to extend this mutual business
relation with the hope that you will gladly accept. My name is
DR MRS PATRICIA COLE whose husband died in 1999.
Before the death of my husband, there was an amount of
$ 12.5m, which my late husband deposited in AFRICA and for the
fact that I have for my husband only 4 daughters before his
death. It is there our custom that my children (i.e.) daughters has
no inheritance to their father wealth, but rather his
own immediate brothers.
Because of our custom, I am therefore of soliciting
your assistance for the transfer of the said amount to
your country/bank account for investment purpose. As
soon as the money gets to your account, you are going
to assist me by providing accommodation for my four
daughters ion your country and also invest the money
for them in your country for them in country through
you as a director.
Based on the circumstances surrounding the amount in
question, this money will were return to Nigeria again
otherwise, my husband brother will take it away from my
children and may finally quite us from the house for
violating the traditional rites.
Therefore, if you have accepted to assist me and my
daughters, kindly send to me your private telephone and
fax number, authentic mailing address, banking detail
to enhance remittance protocol. My children and I has
agreed to compensate you with 30% of the total sum for
your kind.
On behalf of my dear family. I apologies for every in
convince which this will or might have caused you.
Remain blessed.
Yours sincerely
DR MRS PATRICIA COLE

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