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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: "frank agu" <frankagu@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 04:54:30 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

FROM THE DESK OF MR, FRANK AGU
WEMA BANK PLC
Dear Sir/ Madam
I AM MR ,FRANK AGU THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF WEMA BANK 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 ENGR STEVE MOORE WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS
ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.SINCE
WE HEARD 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 HAVE DECIDED 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 THE MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE
THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.I HAVE
AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 30 % FOR YOU AS
FOREIGN PARTNER,60 % FOR ME AND 10 % FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND
FOREIGN EXPENCES INCURRED BY YOU AND ME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.UPON
THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I WILL
COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND MY SHARE. IT IS FROM THE 60 % I INTEND TO
IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO MY COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE
FUND.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION,I 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 ME FILE LETTER OF
CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE
TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ; THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF ITS
NATURE. I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. GET BACK TO ME
ON ANY OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESSES, frasslas@yahoo.co.uk
PLEASE YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IS HIGLY REQUIRED AS THIS TRANSACTION NEEDS
AN UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.
REGARDS,
MR,FRANK AGU
WEMA BANK PLC


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