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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: ibn01_kabba@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:15:53 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ASSISTANCE=20NEEDED?=

ATTN,

I AM MR.IBRAHIM KABBA .A DIRECTOR IN WEMA BANK OF NIGERIA PLC HEADQAUTERS
IN BROAD STREET LAGOS

IN MY DEPARTMENT, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$15.5M (FIFTEEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS
TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS (JAMES ACRODER)WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE
FAMILY IN NOVEMBER 1998 IN A PLANE CRASH SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT
HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM
HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS
NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.

UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIONS DIED
ALONG WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN THE DEPARTMENT
NOW DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASED THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE
NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION OF THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT
SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO DISBURSEMENT
ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATED THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED
UNCLAIMED AFTER TEN YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN
THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER
AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

WE AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER AND 10%
FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF REMITTANCE. THE REMAINING 60%WILL
BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES WHICH I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO TAKE
AS SOON AS THE MONEY IS TRANSFERED.IF YOU ARE OK WITH THE PROPOSAL,PLEASE
INDICATE YOUR INTREST BY REPLYING THIS MASSAGE,THEN I WILL TELL YOU WHAT
TO DO. THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOU AS
THE NEXT OF KIN,UNTILLTHEN I WILL.GIVE YOU THE EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBERS OF
THE LAWYER ON HOW TO CONTACT HIM FOR THE CLAIM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

BEST REGARDS

MR.IBRAHIM KABBA




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