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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: paulralph999@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:21:24 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20REPLY=20NEEDED?=




PRUDENT CHAMBERS
BARRISTER PAUL RALPH & CO
NO 2\3 DWIFT STREET IKEJA G.R.A
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMIAL-paulralph99@iol.pt
DEAR;

INTRODUCTION:

My name is Barrister Paul Ralph. I know this proposal will come to you as
a surprise because we have-not met before either

physically or through any correspondence. I have no doubt in your ability
to handle this proposal Involving huge sum of money USD$ 20.7 MILLION DOLLARS.
on A family behalf.

THE SUBJECT:

A Foreign Customer (LATE. CHARLES EDWARD) who died along with his entire
family in 31st JULY 2000 in a plane crash. Since his death, I have made
frantic efforts to locate any of his Relative, because he has a substantial
amount with our Branch. Uphill date nobody has showed up to lay claim on
his deposit. The Banking law and guideline here in my Country stipulates
that if any customer account remains unserviceable or dormant, and unclaimed
after Four years, the account will Be
transferred into the Bank treasury on grounds of needed at the Bank, I will
Guide you on the Steps to take.

The Bank will only ask for verifiable Documents, which I will provide.In
All Fairness I am willing to share the money with you on Agreed Terms. For
your Information, I have done my homework very well, before embarking on
the process of moving out the funds out of the bank through a Next of Kin.

The Funds is much that no right thinking person can afford to let such Opportunity
passes by. For more Information see BBC News on--http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Send your reply through this mailbox-paulralph99@iol.pt and see the Note
below:

Money Laundering, Drug and Anti -Terrorist activities. As a lawyer I know
what happens to such funds, the Executive Director and the Chairman of the
Board of Directors will share it amongst themselves and Send down memos
to us for reconciliation.

THE PROPOSAL:
My request of a foreigner in this business is occasioned by The fact that
an Indigene of My Country cannot stand as next of kin to a Foreigner. It
is therefore on this premise that I seek your cooperation By Standing as
a relative to LATE CHARLES EDWARD. As an Insider I will provide you with
all relevant Information/documents That will authenticate the Claim.

Provide me immediately with the following;

FULL NAME HOUSE ADDRESS
OR POSTAL ADDRESS
PRIVATE TELEPHONE\FAX NUMBERS
SEX
AGE.

After which, I will disclose details to you.

Best Regards
Barrister Paul Ralph (esq.)
234-803-8293330





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