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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: mrpwilliams@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 00:56:59 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20DESK=20OF=20MR=2E=20PEDRO=20WILLIAMS=2E=2E=2E=2E?=

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

EMAIL:mrpedrowilliams@hotmail.com
ATTENTION,


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. PEDRO WILLIAMS A BRANCH
MANAGER,
WITH THE ECOINLANDBANK 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 ECOINLANDBANK 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 ECOINLANDBANK 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@hotmail.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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