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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: johnaboh@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:16:19 +0100
Subject: KINDLY READ CAREFULLY

Union Bank of Nigeria UBN Plc
UBN House Apapa
Lagos-Nigeria.
PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS: johnaboh@virgilio.it


From The Desk of:JOHN ABOH (JP)HOD ACCOUNTS

ATTN: Sir,

ASSISTANCE IN RE-PROFITTING

My name is Mr. J. Aboh, Head of Accounts Dept. In Union Bank of Nig. Plc.
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal which I believe will profit both you and I after completion. I
contacted you after a careful thought that you may be capable of handling
this business transaction which I explained below.


There was this Engineer, Engr. Kelvin Michael, an oil merchant/contractor
with the Federal Govt. of Nigeria who died in a ghastly motor accident three
years ago at the Ibadan express way with both his wife and two children.
Engr. Michael, before his death was having a closing balance of $55.5M(Fifty
Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with our bank,
UBN Plc with Account NO: 01018370784 & Deposit code No: XXC2ZUBA1C.

All effort to get in touch with his next of kin proved abortive. To avoid
this money being sent to the Bank treasury unclaimed, I have decided to
seek your assistance to have you stand as his next of kin so that the said
fund (US$55.5M) would be released and paid into your account overseas as
he next of kin before I come over to meet you for sharing. All documents
and proof that will have you claim this fund without stress will be forwarded
to you upon your response to this mail. More so, I want to inform you that
we have unanimously agreed to offer you 20% of the sum for the assistance
and role you are going to play in this transaction.

If this interest you, and assure us that you will not take undue advantage
of the trust we hope to bestow on you. My Direct Email which you may reach
me on with your positive Response is as follows: johnaboh@virgilio.it

Regards,

DR. J. ABOH (JP)

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