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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: jamquasi@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:32:35 -0700
Subject: urgent

FROM THE DESK OF MR JAMES KABIRU QUASY
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC

ATTENTION:
DEAR,
STRICTLLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I AM MR JAMES KABIRU QUASY , THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THEFOREIGN

REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE UNION BANK OF NIGERA 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
WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN
NOVEMBER
1997 IN A PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE HARD 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
NEXTOF-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 AND OTHER OFFICIALS INMY DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED
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 HE
MAINTAINED
ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
BANKS
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.WE HAE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL
BE AS STATEDTHUS: 25% FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER,65% FOR US THE
OFFICAIALS
IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 10% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN
EXPENSES
INCURRED BY US AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.UPON THE
SUCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO
YOUR
COUNTRY AND MIND OUR SHARE. IT IS FROM OUR 60% WE INTEND TO IMPORT
AGRICULTURAL
MACHINERIES INTO MY COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUND. TO COMMENCE
THIS TRANSACTION, WE 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
US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY
APPROVALS
BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE
OF ITS NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
MR JAMES KABIRU QUASY

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