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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: "ZENITH BANK" <zenithbank01@handbag.com>
Reply-To: zenithbank_01@myway.com
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 03:14:29 +0100
Subject: URGENT NEED RESPONSE

Zenith Bank Nigeria Plc.

Dear Sir / Madam,

With close inquiries made about you ,I believe you can handle this matter.
I humbly seek your assistance in a matter that needs outmost trust and
confidence. I am Dr. Hassan Abudu, (MBA,ACIS)and I am the bank to manager
Zenith bank in the federalrepublic of Nigeria.
There is an account in my bank that has not been updated in the last nine
years and it has the sum of $7,000,000.00 usd.
This money has no beneficiary and severe investigations show that the
account belongs to a foreign company belonging to Mr.Alan P. Seamann who
died a couple of years ago. Right now, I am willing to give you 20% of
the total sum as your own share if the money is transferred into your
account. The nature of your business is not relevant for the success of
this transaction. I have taken all necessary precautions to make sure
that the transaction is 100% risk free and it is believed that this
transaction will be completed within seven working days.
I require you to send me your private email address, phone and fax number
for an easy and well secured communication. Please you must keep this
transaction secret at all
times until you have received the fund in your account.
Please reply back to my private email at(email:zenithbank_01@myway.com)
I am looking forward to your urgent response.
Best regards,
Dr.Hassan Abudu.



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