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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: jeff.obasan@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 09:31:47 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?peterURGENT=20REPLY?=

Dear Sir/Ma.

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. My name is Jeff Obasan,
I am the manager Bills and Exchange of Foreign Remittance office of CITIZENS
INTERNATIONAL BANK.(C. I. B Headquarters Lagos Nigeria). In accordance with
Federal Government Policies, on indiginized Law on company and Allied matters,
of Jan 1972.

I am writing you this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to
carry out this transaction. The bank discovered an abandoned sum of (US$35
million US Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our Foreign customer,
who died along side his entire family On 30 JAN 2000 in an Auto Crash along
side with his entire family at Shagamu-Benin Expressway. Since this development,
we have advertised for his next of kin or any close relation to come forward
to claim this money, but nobody came to apply for the claim.

To this effect, I have decided to look for a trusted foreign partner who
can stand in as the next of kin to the deceased and claim this money. I
need you as a foreign partner to apply for the claim of this Inheritance
because of the fact that the customer was a foreigner and we don't want
this money to go into the Banks Treasury as unclaimed fund.

NOTE: You do not have to be directly related to the deceased, in order to
assist me in carrying out this transaction.

Every document to effect this process will emanate from a renouned Attorney
and he will perfect every document to be in accordance with the banking
law and guidelines, So you have nothing to worry about. I have agreed that
30% of the money will be for you, 10% for expenses incurred on both sides,
while 60% will be for me. If you are going to help me, indicate by replying
this letter and putting in your PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER,FAX NUMBERS AND
YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS RESPECTIVELY for me to draft a text of aplication letter
which you will fill and send to the bank.

I await your immediate reply to enable us start this transaction in earnest.
Once I receive your reply, I will send you the Text of Application for immediate
of Claim.

You can as well reply this mail through my alternative E-mail Address: (jeff_obasan001@yahoo.com)

Thanks for your anticipated assistance.Have my best regards and God Bless
you.

TrulyYours,

Mr.Jeff Obasan







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