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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: "Bolaji shola" <bolasiueall@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:41:45 +0100
Subject: Very important information.

Hello, I am Dr.Bolaji Shola,an Attorney at law,I am the Personal Attorney to
a deceased engineer a national of your Country, who used to work with Julius
Berger Construction Company Plc in Nigeria. Hereinafter shall be referred to
as my client. On the 21st of April 2005, my client, his wife and their three
children were involved in a car accident along Kano - Sokoto express Road
while arriving from Easter Holiday to Warri Delta State. All occupant of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, since then I 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 am contacting you to assist in transfering the money left behind
by my client before they get claimed or declared unserviceable by his Bank
where these huge deposit were lodged.Particularly, the Global Bank Plc. were
the deceased had an Account valued to about USD20 Million has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the Account declared domant and
unserviceable within 1 month. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over two 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
proceed of this Account valued at USD20 Million can be paid to you and then
you and I can share the money 60% to me and 35% to you while the remaining
5% is set aside for expenses incured during the the course of the transfer.
I have all necessary legal document that can be used to backup any claim we
may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
business successful. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that Will protect you from any breach of the
law.Indicate your firm interest by responding to this mail as soon as
possible to enable us beat the said time. I await hearing from you as soon
as possible. Best Regards, Dr.Bolaji Shola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)

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