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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: woo1@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:44:06 +0200
Subject: URGENT

Dear Sir,

I am MR JOHANSEN WOO Bank Manager of Union Bank .I have an
urgent and confidential business proposal for you.

PROPOSAL:

On June 6, 2001, an American oil merchant/Contractor with
the NIGER-DELTA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION, MR KEN
POWELL, made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve (12)
calendar Months,valued at US$28,000,000.00 (Twenty-Eight
Million 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 NIGER-DELTA
NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION that MR KEN POWELL died from
an automobile accident.

On further investigation, I found out that he died without
making a WILL and all attempts to trace his NEXT OF KIN was
friutless. I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that MR KEN POWELL did not declare any KIN OR
RELATIONS IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK
DEPOSIT PAPER WORK IN MY BANK. This sum of US$28,000,000.00
is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
NO PERSON WILL EVER COME FOWARD TO CLAIM IT. According to
our LAW, at the expiration of 5(FIVE) YEARS, the money will
revert to the ownership of the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IF
NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND.

Consequently, my proposal is that I WANT YOU TO STAND IN AS
THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND. So that the
fruits of this old man’s labour will not get into the
hands of some corrupt government officials.

What we are going to do is simple.You have to provide the
following
informations.

1; YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS:
2: YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:

We shall use these informations to prepare DOCUMENTS AND
AFFIDAVITS, THROUGH AN ACCREDITED ATTORNEY REPRESENTING YOU
AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND DEPOSIT. We
shall need the services of the Attorney for the DRAFTING
AND NOTARISATION OF THE WILL, AND FOR OBTAINING ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND LETTER OF
PROBATE/ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR FAVOUR FOR THE TRANSFER OF
THE FUND; into an account you will provide.

For your assistance, you will be adequately compensated
with 40%) of the total sum. (60%) will be my own share .
This transaction is 100% risk free as the paper work will
be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution. If you are
intrested in assisting me in this transaction,please reply
immidiately via my email;obana11@yahoo.ca

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you
understand this transaction better. Please realise that the
confidentiality of this arrangement must be maintained from
now, and even after the successful complition of this
transaction.I will meet with you in your country for
disbursement after the fund have been released to you and
also to discuss investment potentials as I will like to
invest in your country with your assistance.
PLS. REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL; j_woo2@yahoo.com
Awaiting your urgent reply
Thank you and God bless.

Regards.
Mr JOHANSEN

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