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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: "Henry Okocha" <henryoko23@handbag.com>
Reply-To: henryokocha101@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:21:49 +0100
Subject: HELLO DEAR

From the desk of the Managing Director,
Union Bank of Nigeria,
Falomo Office Complex,
Ikoyi - Lagos.
Hello Dear,



NOTIFICATION AS NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY

It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter, which I believe
will be a suprise, as we are both complete strangers. I am Mr. Henry
Okocha the Director of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.I am writing in
respect of a foreign customer of my bank (Dr. Harry Jones) with account
number
10-311-74450944/ubn/b who perished in a plane crash Korean Air Flight
801]
with the whole passengers aboard on August 6, 1997. Since the demise
of
this our customer, we have made several enquiries to your embassy to
locate
any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I also personally watched
with keen interest to see the next of kin but has proved abortive as no
one has come to claim his funds of USD.25.504 million dollars which has
been with my branch for a very long time. On this note, I decided to
seek
for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin as no one has come
up
to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow such
money
to stay more than Eight years,the money will be recalled to the bank
treasury
as unclaimed and subsequently forfieted after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through the internet after
realizing that your country is similar to the deceased.I willgive you
25%
of the total I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business
is
hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities
for
fund transfer can be finalized within eight banking days, after the
bank
has accepted all documentations presented by you regarding the late Dr
Harry
Jones.I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. When you receive this letter.
Kindly
send me an e-mail, signifying your decision, including your private
Tel/Fax
numbers for quick communication.

Respectfully submitted,

Mr. Henry Okocha
Director.
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.


PRIVATE E-MAIL{hokochaoffice2@yahoo.com.au)










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