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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: az12@epatra.com (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 14:54:15 +0100
Subject: notification request

ATTENTION PLEASE,

NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST.
Sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to
you On behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the
Will of late of Sir Dr.Joseph Biden ( ksm),I wish
to notify you that you are listed as a
beneficiary to the request of the sum of
US$3,000,000.00 [three million
united states dollars only] in the codicil and last
statement of the deceased.
The late Sir Dr.Joseph Biden until his death was a
former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big
construction company here in Nigeria.
He was a very dedicated Christian and a great
philanthropist during his life time. Late Dr.Joseph
Biden died on 9th February 2004 at the age of 68,He
was buried on the 23rd of February.
Late Sir Joseph Biden even though he was an American
living and working here as a foreigner, also he
requested before his death that he must be buried here
in Nigeria, "I regard here as My home and the people
as my people". He said that this token is to support
your Church and to help the less- privileges. I hereby
request you to forward any proof of your identities
your current telephone/fax numbers,address and banking
details to enable us file necessary documents at our
high court probate division for the release of this
request.please reply to mka33@web.de
congratulations.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Aziza
N.B. Please indicate your telephone,
fax numbers for easy communication with you.

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