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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: Barrister.EMMANUEL JOHNSON <johnson_emma@weekonline.com>
Date: 13 Dec 2004 15:32:11 -0000
Subject: Dear friend.

X-Mailer: PHPBulkEmailer 1.1 http://www.nukedweb.com/
Content-Type: text/plain
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Dear friend.


I am Barrister.Emmanuel Johnson,an attorney at law.I
am the Personal Attorney to Mr Nicolas Loan,a national
of your country,who used to work with Mobil
Development Company in Nigeria.Herein after shall
be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April
2002,my client in company of his wife and three kids
were involved in a fatal car crash in Nigeria. All
occupant of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives.Since then I have made several enquires to
your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives,this has proved rather unsuccessful.I have
therefore contacted you to assist in repatriating
the money and property left behind by my client
before they get confisticated or declared
nserviceable by the bank in which his fund were
deposited.Since you share the same last name.
Particularly,the Bank where the deceased operated an
account valued to the tune of ($18 million US
dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next
of Kin or have the account revoked within the next
ten official working days. Since I have been
nsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years now I solicit your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased since you both share
the same last name so that the proceeds of his
account can be paid to you and then you and I can
share the money to a ratio of 6:4,meaning I take 60%
and you'll get 40%I have all the necessary legal
document that can be used to back up any claim we
may make. All I require is your honest cooperation
to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Best Regards.
Barrister.EMMANUEL JOHNSON.
N/B PLEASE YOU CAN CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER AS YOU
RECEIVE THIS MAIL.
(011-234-8033001037).
johnson_emma@weekonline.com

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