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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: pedrowilliams@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:46:37 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?VERY=20URGENT=20PLEASE=2E?=

FROM DESK OF MR. PEDRO WILLIAMS
MANAGING DIRECTOR ECOINLANDBANK PLC,
BRANCH: PORTAKABIN 30, TIN-CAN ISLAND,
APAPA,LAGOS NIGERIA
EMAIL: mrpedrowilliams@epatra.com

ATT: SIR

FORGIVE MY INDIGNATION IF THIS MESSAGE COMES TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AND IF
IT MIGHT OFFEND YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR CONSENT AND FOR WRITING TO YOU FOR
THE FIRST TIME THROUGH THIS CHANNEL. FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE
IN THIS TRANSACTION; THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL
AND TOP SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL
BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE
URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLEY INFORMED OF YOUR
DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY IN TRANSACTIONS OF THIS NATURE. LET ME START BY
FIRST INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU. I AM MR. ELVIS DAVIS A BRANCH
MANAGER, WITH THE PRUDENT BANK PLC HERE IN LAGOS-NIGERIA. I CAME TO KNOW
OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE
THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM
OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE. THE PROPOSITION:
A FOREIGNER, LATE ENGINEER DAVID WOOD GRAHAM, AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO
IN A GHASTLY AIR CRASH, HE BANKED WITH US HERE AT PRUDENT BANK PLC, AND
HAD A CLOSING BALANCE OF US$7.5M (SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) WHICH THE BANK NOW UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED
BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY
BE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION AT A MILITARY
WAR COLLEGE HERE IN NIGERIA. FERVENT VALUABLE EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY
THE PRUDENT BANK PLC TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MR. GRAHAM FAMILY OR
RELATIVES BUT PROVED TO AVAIL. IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY
OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE ENGR. DAVID WOOD GRAHAM NEXT-OF-KIN
(HE HAD NO WIFE AND CHILDREN) THAT IS THE REASON THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN PROF.PAUL BELLO AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,(AKINSOLA
AKINFEMIWA, MAJOR GENERAL ZAMANI LEKWOT (RETIRED), PRINCESS ADENIKE ADENIRAN,PROFESSOR
OBUMNEME EKWUEME,AND FUNSO OGUNDIPE) ENDORSED THAT AN ARRANGEMENT MUST BE
MADE NOW FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARED UNCLAIMABLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED
TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE
OF WAR IN AFRICA(LIBERIA) AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL. IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS
NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR
PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS A NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGR. DAVID WOOD GRAHAM
SO THAT THE FUNDS US$7.5M WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF-KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU
GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND SHALL SEND TO YOU FOR YOUR
OWN PERUSAL, MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF A 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.
YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WOULD BE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY. WE HAVE AGREED THAT, THE FUNDS WILL
BE SHARED THUS; AFTER IT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT 1.30% OF
THE MONEY WILL GO TO YOU FOR ACTING AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS. 2.10%
WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO BOTH PARTIES FOR ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES
THAT MAY BE INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSFER. 3.60% TO US THE ORIGINATORS
OF THE TRANSACTION. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS OK BY YOU AND YOU DO NOT WISH TO
TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST, WE HOPE TO BESTOW ON YOU AND YOUR COMPANY,
THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY VIA MY ONLY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: mrpedrowilliams@epatra.com
FOR INFORMATION. FURNISH ME WITH YOUR MOST CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBER
AND EXCLUSIVE BANK PARTICULARS SO THAT I CAN USE THESE INFORMATION TO APPLY
FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS IN YOUR FAVOUR. NOTE
ALSO THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION
AND THIS TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 15 WORKING DAYS
SINCE ALL LOCAL CONTACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY PERFECTED FOR
A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. PEDRO WILLIAMS



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