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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: "kennethwilliams01 williams" <benwilliams001@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:00:12 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CREDIT CONTROL
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC,
Plot 1662, Oyin Jolayemi Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos,
Nigeria
Telephone ;234-803-7578187
REQUEST FOR YOU TO STAND AS A NEXT OF KIN AND REPATRIATE 12MILLION USD TO
YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANY ACCOUNT
I was mandated by the Managing Director of Standard Trust Bank Of Nigeria
PLC to ascertain your interest and capability to co-operate with us in
actualizing this highly rewarding project on repatriation of funds to your
country.
Are you willing to be presented as the bonafide next of kin to Mr. Floyd
Saskia, a crude oil merchant from Australia. Until his untimely death by the
recent Bali bomb explosion in Indonesia, Mr. Floyd operated a fixed account
of Twelve Million United States Dollars
(US$12,000,000.00) with Standard Trust Bank PLC.Sequel to his death, the
Bank made concerted effort to contact the immediate family in Australia in
order to re-claim and transfer the ownership of the fund. Unfortunately, the
Bank discovered recently that the immediate families of the depositor Mr.
Floyd were also drastically affected by the same Bomb Explosion while on
holidays. Apparently, the fund is now in full custody of the Bank.After a
very serious survey, I and the CEO of the Bank decided to repatriate this
fund to a trustworthy and reliable overseas bank account for high yield
investment portfolios. The modality of disbursing thefund willbe discussed
fully with the Bank-Account owner/provider,which we are offering you.All the
documents establishing the deposit of the fund and empowering you to be Next
of Kin/Beneficiary of the fund will be perfectly secured in your name if
interested in helping secure the fund.Transfer of this fund can be swiftly
and successfully implemented within 14 bank working days if you provide the
necessary overseas infrastructure required to realize the objective.Please
protect my position in my bank by keeping everything secret and confidential
untill we transfer this funds to your distination.Be kind enough to confirm
the receipt of this message or reach me on this telephone numbers, -
234-803-7578187,for more clarification.
Awaiting your reply.
Sincerely,
Mr.Ben Williams

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