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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: "Hassan Musa." <hassmusa38@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: hassmusa2002@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 13:24:50 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF DR.HASSAN MUSA

FROM THE DESK OF DR.HASSAN MUSA
NATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
10 BRISK STONE CLOSE,
LION BUILDING ABUJA
PHONE NUMBER:2348035066791

DEAR SIR,

I AM DR.HASSAN MUSA, THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA 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.PLEASE REACH ME WITH THIS E-MAIL OR CALL ME ON MY MOBILE PHONE
FOR MORE INFORMATIONS:CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:2348035066791

I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

DR HASSAN MUSA



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