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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: ola_200422@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:01:48 -0800
Subject: ACT AS NEXT OF KIN

FROM THE DESK OF DR.OLA WILLIAMS
NATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
10 BRISK STONE CLOSE,
LION BUILDING ABUJA
ATTN,
I AM DR.OLA WILLIAMS, 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 NEXT OF-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 IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND TO
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 HAVE 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 FOR MORE
INFORMATION.[OLAWILLIA03@YAHOO.CO.UK ]
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS
DR. OLA WILLIAMS


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