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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: "Dr sydney Doyle" <frs_doyle@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:31:42 +0100
Subject: Confidential.


FROM: Dr sydney Doyle. Plot 421 Nelson Mandela
Way,
Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria.
Dear Friend,

I am Dr Sydney Doyle I work at Standard Trust
Bank
Plc were I head the credit and accounts department. I
am writing with respect to a customer named Mr Benson hicks Bai. who maintained a current in my bank with
current account number AL/CMTB/9977450. Mr Bai. had
a credit balance of U.S$12.4 Million United States
Dollars before he died unfortunately in a ghastly auto
crash. This bank account was operated by Mr Bai
without him giving information about his ?Next of
Kin?/ Heir and all attempts to trace his family
members since his death has failed. It is with respect
to the above that I am contacting you
This transaction which is confidential will
take this form. I will enter your name into our
database and the account opening documents of Mr Bai. once I get your consent to begin the
transaction. I will then give you all the necessary
information to enable you claim the funds as the late
customer?s ?Next of Kin?. You may need to come down to
Nigeria to sign the necessary documents like fund
release order etc. However if for any good reason you
cannot make the trip, you may nominate an attorney who
will represent you at my Bank. If you decide to use an
attorney, then the attorney on getting the necessary
information from you will apply legally through a
deposed Affidavit. The attorney will also need to
present a letter of administration before the funds
will be wired to any bank of your choice. For your
assistance with regards to the above stated
transaction between you and me, you will keep 30% of
the total sum of money as your share while you will
make 60% available to me on demand. The balance of 10%
will be set aside to offset any expenses incurred and
incidental to the above transaction eg (Taxes etc).
Any balance from the 10% set aside to offset expenses
will be shared equally between us. Upon the
acknowledgement of this mail, more information will be
given to you as regards the transaction. Thank you in
advance as I wait for your favorable reply.
Yours sincerely,
Dr sydney Doyle.







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