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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: biolawilliams76@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 01:08:06 +0100
Subject: Dear Clive

Dear Clive,

I am an accountant with CITIZEN INTERNATIONAL BANK; my name is Mr. Biola
Williams I am the Personal Account officer to Engr. Anthony Clive. a National
of your country, who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES,
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS. Herein after shall be referred to as my client On
30 JAN 2000, my client, his wife and two children were involved in an auto
crash along the Lagos Ibadan express way, and all the occupants of the vehicle
including my client and his family died in this fatal auto crash on 30 JAN
2000.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of
my clients extended Relatives, this has also Proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over
the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the CITIZEN
INTERNATIONAL BANK. Where the deceased had an account valued at about ($15
Million US Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued
at ($15 Million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I can share
the money 50% to me and 40% to you. While 10% for unforeseen bottle necks
we might in cure in this transaction an attorney will be contracted to help
us revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you and I from any breach of the law. You can contact me through
my private e-mail:biolawilliams05 @yahoo.ca and enclose your private telephone
number for easy communication.

Best regards,
Mr. Biola Williams



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