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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: pauljaja12@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 02:26:11 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20REPLY?=

From The Desk of Mr. Paul Jaja.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr.Paul Jaja; I am the chief Accountant of a bank here in Nigeria.
I would want to use this medium after going through your profile to seek
for assistance in a business transaction which is of mutual benefit.

A foreigner late Mr. David Soper who is from United State, an Oil Merchant/Contractor
with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death in a ship mishap,
who banked with us at our Bank and had a closing balance of US$21. million,
which the bank now expect any of his available next of kin to claim.

To this regards, I have been directed by the board of Trustees of the bank
to notify the diseased next of kin, which I have done and found out that
he has no next of kin, which means that this funds will be lost to the government,
which we all know will be stolen. In order to avert this development, myself
and some of my trusted colleagues in the bank now seek your indulgence to
have you stand as late Mr.David Soper?s next of kin so that the fund will
be subsequently transferred and paid into your foreign account.

On indicating your interest, all documents and proofs to enable you get
this funds will be carefully worked out and we are assuring you a 100% risk
free transaction. You will be allowed to retain 30% of the total amount
after the transaction. If this proposal is okay by you, and you wish to
take advantage of the trust bestowed on you reply this mail through any
of the below email addresses to enable me furnish you with relevant details
to this transaction. I will like you to reply @ my private email
address: pauljaja1@iol.pt

Best regards,
Paul Jaja.






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