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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: "MRS MARY ABU" <maryabu@guranteetrustbank.com>
Reply-To: maryabu1@guranteetrustbank.com
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 10:45:57 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND PRIVATE

GURANTEE TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA

HEADQURTERS LAGOS.

DEAR SIR,

I AM MRS.ABU MARY THE SECRETARY TO THE DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE
GUARANTEE TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA.

I WAS DIRECTED TO INQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION
ON BEHALF OF MY BOSS AND HIS DEVOTED COLLEAGUES.

THE TRANSACTION IS ABOUT ASSISTING US AS OUR FORIEGN COUNTERPART TO
ENABLE US PRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE USD$21MILLION DOLLARS LEFT
BY OUR LATE DECEASED FORIGN CUSTOMER SINCE JANUARY 2002. THE FUND IS
CURRENTLY IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT AWAITING FOR CLAIM.

WE WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION WHEN WE RECIEVE
YOUR AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MRS.ABU MARY

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