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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: "BELLO USMAN" <JOE@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bello_3usman@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:54:20 -0700
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

ZENITH INT. BANK

EASTERNAL REGION

HEADQUARTERS

BLOCK 18 AGALIY WAY ENUGU

Email:bello_3usman@hotmail.com

PERSONAL MAIL ADDRESS:

ATTENTION:

PRESIDENT

SIR,

I AM THE MANAGER OF ZENITH INT.NIGERIA.I WILL LIKE TO DO A VERY BRIEF BUSINESS WITH YOU,THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT IN MY BANK WITH ACREDIT BALANCE OF (SD120.000.000.00) ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION UNITEDSTATE DOLLARS,WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW.ON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT, A FOREIGNER DIED ALSO FIVE YEARS AGO IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT AND THAT HE LEFT NOBENEFICIARIES AND NEXT OF KIN FOR THE ACCOUNT, BECAUSE HE WAS HIDING THESOURCE OF THE MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT.



WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT OWNER. AND THEN USE MY POSITION AS THE DIRECTOR AND GIVE CLEARANCE FOR ONWARD REMISSION OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT. I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCOUNT, WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT TO THE BANK THROUGH A LAWYER.



AFTER THE BANK HAS ACCEPTED YOUR APPLICATION, THEN I WILL MOVE AHEAD TO DESTROY EVERY DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUSINESS. AND WE WILL GO AHEAD TO SHARE THIS FUND AT RATIO 20 AND 75 PERCENT, 20% FOR YOUR SERVICES TO ME 75% FOR ME, THE REMAINING 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED SO AS TO STOP FURTHER CONTACTS.

THANKS

BEST REGARDS

BELLO USMAN

KINDLY SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX

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