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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: "BARR FRANK AZUKA" <frankazuka1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: frankazuka@katamail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:11:23 +0100
Subject: LETTER FOR YOU.


Barr.BARRISTER FRANK AZUKA
30 Odo street Obalende,
Lagos Nigeria
TEL:234-803-5637805
Hello,
I am BARRISTER FRANK AZUKA an attorney to late MIKE
WALTER an Immigrant, who was a business man/contractor
in Nigeria with the MINISTRY OF RAILWAY CO-OPERATION (
MRC) Here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 30th of march 2002, my client,his wife and their
three children died in a car accident here in
Nigeria.Since then i have been managing his
properties,and a contract which he implimented for
MRC.Which i monitored the payment as his attorney.Now
the money for the contract has been deposited into his
account in Nigeria.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by his bank.
Particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated within a short time.
The deceased has an account valued at 15.5 million
dollars. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over 7 months now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of
the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at 15.5 million dollars can be paid to you and
then you, I and his accountant officer can share the
money.
50% to me and 20% for you and 20% for him, his account
officer while 10% will be for expences that might
arise. I have all necessary informations that can be
used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is
your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.
Please reply immediately via the email address or call me on my telphone number 234-80-35637805 for more clarification.
Upon your response,
I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that
will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your
country.
Best regards,
BARRISTER FRANK AZUKA

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