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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: johnbrown@catcha.com
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 02:41:03 +0100
Subject: INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS

From:Mr.John Brown,

Branch Manager,

United Bank For Africa Plc

Ilupeju branch, Lagos Nigeria



Dear Sir/Madam.



Compliments of the sesson.



I am the manager of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA),Ilupeju

branch,Lagos Nigeria wishing to introduce a business proposal to

you.



The intended business is thus; We had a customer, a Foreign

resident in Nigeria, he was a Contractor with one of the Government

Parastatals.He has in his Account in my branch the sum ofUS 15.5

Million(Fifteen Million,Five Hundred

housand .SDollars).Unfortunately, the man died three years ago

until today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim the

money.



Having noticed this,I in collaboration with two other top Officials

of the bank have covered up the account all this while. Now we want

you (being foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin and

forward your account and other relevant documents to be advised to

you by us to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions to get

all internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole

procedures will last only five working days to get the fund

retrieved successfully without trace even now or in future.Your

response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all

necessary things.



As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me

indicating your interest, then I will furnish you with the whole

procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully concluded.



In order to get all the legal documents from the court,kindly send

the following information to us immediately.Your full

name,telephone,mobile and fax numbers as well as your resident or

company address.



I await your earliest response.

Thanks,



Yours Sincerely,



Mr.John Brown,

Branch Manager

United bank For Africa Plc.

Reach me on 234-1-7201041

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