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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: solf_moham@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:57:30 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT?=

From the desk of: Mr.Solf Moham
Head Office
11 B Akin Adesola Street
Victoria Island.
Lagos Nigeria.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Solf Moham , Branch Manager with CITIZENS BANK PLC (C.I.B) Iam writingthis
letter to ask for your support and cooperation to carry out this business
opportunity in my department. We discovered an abandoned sum of ($25.5 million
u.s.dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers
who died OnApril 21/ 2002 my client, his wife, and their three children
were involved in a caraccident along Sagamu express way All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately losttheir lives in the process of the accident.

Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting his next-of-kin to come
overand put claims for his money as the heir, because we cannot release
the fund fromhis account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin
to the deceased asindicated in our banking guidelines. Unfortunately, neither
their family member nordistant relative has ever appeared to claim the said
fund. Upon this discovery, Iand other officials in my department have agreed
to make business with you andrelease the total amount into your account
as the heir of the fund since no onecame for it or discovered his maintained
account with our bank, otherwise the fundwill be returned to the banks treasury
as unclaimed fund. We have agreed that ourratio of sharing will be as stated
thus; 20 % for you as foreign partner, 75 % forus the officials in my department
and 5 % for the settlement of all local andforeign expences incurred during
the course of this business.

Upon the successful completion of this transfer, I and one of my
colleagues willcome to your country and mind our share. It is from our 75
% we intend to import Agricultural Machineries into my country as a way
of recycling the fund. To commence this transaction, we require you to immediately
indicate your interest by a return e-mail and enclose your private contact
telephone number,fax number full name and address and your designated bank
coordinates to enable us file letter ofclaim to the appropriate departments
for necessary approvals before the transfercan be made.

Note also, this transaction must be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL because of
its nature.

I look forward to receiving your prompt response.

Mr.Solf Moham (C.I.b)



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