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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: ed_brown5@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:00:02 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Personal=26=20Reply=20Urgently=20Please=2E?=

Nigeria Commercial Bank,
Lagos Nigeria.
Date:Feb,23,2005.

DEAR FRIEND,

I have the pleasure of introducing to you this
Business transaction. This is based on the fact that
You are trustworthy and reliable in business.

I am Mr.Edward Brown,the western district Manager of
Nigeria Commercial Bank Plc. (NCB) There is an account
opened in the Bank in 1995 and since then, nobody has
operated this account. After intensive investigations
I discovered that the owner of this account is the
Director of U-martins Group of Company, {a foreigner}
and he died a long time ago and has no beneficiary
here in Nigeria. My investigations proved to me as well
that this company knows nothing about this account and
the money in it. There is a total sum of:Twenty-Six million
United States Dollars {U.S.$26,000,000.00}
only, in this account.

In view of these facts, I will need your assistance to
open a door to this great opportunity by providing
your account or any other account of your choice where
this fund can be remitted.
Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because,
the management is ready to welcome any person
{Foreigner} who has correct information. I will burn
all documents concerning this transaction immediately
this money is remitted into your account, I will then
come over to your place for sharing.

I will apply for my annual leave immediately you
confirm your readiness to act and receive this money
into your account. This will enable me use my position
and influence judiciously to effect this transfer of
this money to your desired account. At the completion
of this business I promise to give you 30% of the
total sum. I will take 60%, while 10% will be set
aside for any expenses both you and I must have
incurred during this transfer.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Please get back to
me through my e-mail for security reasons and confidentiality.
May almighty
God bless you abundantly as you respect the receipt of my mail,

Yours sincerely.
Mr.Edward Brown.





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