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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: "Maxwell Ibom" <maxwellibom@maxwellibom1.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:32:37 +0000
Subject: GOD WILL BLESS YOU IF YOU REPLY ME BACK.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Maxwell Ibom, Accountant Union Bank Nigeria Plc, Lagos- Nigeria.I
have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6,
2000,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Barry Norman made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit
for twelve calendar months, valued at US$5,500,000.00, (Five Million,five
hundred thousand United States Dollars) in my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
that Mr.Barry Norman died from the occurance of the Tsunami Earth Quake in
Indonesia. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making
a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore
made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Barry Norman did not
declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. No one will ever come
forward to claim it.

According to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 3 (Three) years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a Foreigner to stand in
as next of kin to late Mr. Barry Norman. I am writing you because I as a
public servant cannot operate a foreign account or have an account that is
more than $1m. All these are to make sure that the fruits of this old man's
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple.The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of
50% for me and 50% for you. I assure you that it is 100% risk free.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country Awaiting your urgent
reply.

Reply me through my private e-mail maxwell_ibom4@virgilio.it

Thanks and regards.
Mr.Maxwell Ibom.

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