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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: adelekemichael@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 02:09:54 -0800
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT.

Attn: Sir/Madam.

I am Adeleke Michael(Esq.), a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.
Fredrick Oconnor, who was an oil merchant in Nigeria. On the 21st of April
2001, my client,his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident
along Sagbama Express Road, here in Nigeria. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries
to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has proven unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the Internet, but of no avail, hence I mandated my secretary to search
for any
possible relative of my late clients in the Internet before
the bank get the account confiscated or declared unserviceable, the bank
where the deceased had an account valued at about US$14.8m (Fourteen million
eight hundred thousand United States Dollars). The bank has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within
the next 14 working days. I then decided to present you as the next of kin
of the deceased . The said amount will be paid to you if you comply immediately
with all the necessary documents of the deceased in my possession. Immediately
the money is paid to you, 55% of the total amount will be for me, 40% for
you, while the remaining 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government
may require.
I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up our
claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. In other words, I am giving
you my words that the documents to back up our claims will show that the
deposited funds, when it is finally paid to you, will in no way violate
the existing laws of your country nor that of mine.

I expect your urgent reply to enable us discuss further. Please if you are
willing to assist in this transaction, reply through my personal email address:
barradelekemichaelchambers@hotmail.com

Best regards,

Adeleke Michael (Esq.)
Tele:+234 803 7846852.


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