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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: jerryobi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 02:18:58 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20DAY?=

WEMA BANK PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMAIL::jerryobi1111@yahoo.com
Direct
DEAR SIR,
STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I AM JERRY OBI , THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT
THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE 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
WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND
TWO CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 1997 IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG
LAGOS\SHAGAMU EXPRESS. 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 SOLICIT TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH
YOU SO THAT THE BANK WILL RELEASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO
ONE CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED HE MAINTAINED ACCOUNT
WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO
THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
ON SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSSION OF THE DEAL OUR RATIO OF
SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS;
35 % FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER,
60 % FOR US THE OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND
5% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN
EXPENCES INCURRED BY ME AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF
THIS BUSINESS. UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS
TRANSFER, I WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND MY
SHARE. FROM MY 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 ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF IT'S NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
REGARDS,
MR. JERRY OBI
WEMA BANK PLC.




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