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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: "GEORGE KENNETH" <georgeken1@epatra.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: georgeken1@ny.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 00:30:05 +0100
Subject: MY DEAR FRIEND

FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
(DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN OPERATION)
# 35 MARINA, LAGOS ISLAND, LAGOS NIGERIA

ATTENTION:


Dear

This is introducing myself, I am George Kenneth, i am an accoutant with
the
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. I am also a member of the bank's board,and
have
put in over twenty-five years in service to above bank.

I got your address through a close associate of mine who does
business
in your country.

One Mr Peter Bush a nationality of Australia, Who has been a customer in my bank over the
years,
died six months ago leaving the sum of FOURTEEN MILLION,SIX HUNDRED

THOUSAND DOLLARS($14,600,000.00)in his accout.

The Nigerian Banking law stipulates that in the event of the death
of a
customer to a bank and no rightful claimant comes up to claim his or
her
funds after a year, the account will be freezed or suspended
indefinitely.

Virtually six months after the demise of Mr Peter Bush, no
claimant
have come up to claim his fund. The investigations we carried out
showed
that Mr Peter is a non-Nigerian and have no next of kin.

Regarding the above developement, i hereby solicit for your
assistance
in claiming the fund through your accout. All means and modalities are
on
ground to facilitate an easy transfer of the money.

We shall negotiate percentage sharing on reply of this mail and
further
discuss my investment plan in your country because i am billed for
retirement, come September or October this year.Do not hesitate to
comment
on where you do not understand.





ON SECURITY:

To ensure maximum security, all correspondence shall be by e-mail and
strictly confidential.My lawyer and two members of staff in my bank are
actively involved in this deal. I assure you of a hundred percent,
thorough,
risk-free transfer.



Confirm your interest by immediate response to me on e-mail.



Yours Sincerely,

George Kenneth

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