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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: "farouk ibrahim" <faroukibra1@post.cz> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 04:19:54 +0100
Subject: THIS IS FOR REAL

Dear

My name is Farouk ibrahim i work with fidelity bank plc
lagos,Nigeria. I need your assistance to stand as the beneficiary
to the sum of $17.8 millions dollars lying unclaimed in our bank
since year 2001. The money was deposited in our bank in the year
2000 by a foreign contractor but unfortunately he died in the
year 2001 in a ghastly motor accident along lagos-ibadan express
road here in Nigeria. Ever since his death the money has been
lying unclaimed. Now i need you cooperation to claim this money
because only someone from foreign coountry can stand as the
beneficiary.And the Banking law stipulates that any money lying
unclaimed for four years will be transfered to federal government
suspent account with cenral bank of Nigeria. Please i need your
assistance to acheiev this great chance because i do not wish
this money transfered to Central bank of Nigeria because it will
be shared among the top directors. This money will be shared
between the two parties 50% 50% accordinly. I have all
information and necessary documents to proof you as the next of
kin and beneficiary to the late depositor .Please i want you to
be honest with me because this money is a golden oppurtunity to
me and i do not want to loose it. For the business to be effected
i will need the following iformations:
1,your fulname
2,Your nationality,age and sex
3,your telephone number including your email address so as to
keep you inform. With all these informations i will sucessfully
inputs your name in the necessary files. i want you to know that
this transaction is 100%risk free because all necessary documents
to prove u as the beneficiary will be processed with your name.I
want you to handle this business proposal with utmost
confidentiality because my bank must not know that i gave you
this information. i will be highly greatfull to you if my letter
meet your conciderate approval.

contact me through my tel : 234-804-3369466
farouk_ibra1@yahoo.com

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