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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: "BARRISTER BELLO TAFAR BUZZU" <bellotafarbuzzu@i12.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bellotafar@shymail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:06:21 -0700
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS REQUIRED

I must apologise for this unsolicited proposal but I want you to consider it as a request with the best of intentions and as a result of the urgency of the transaction.
I am Barrister BELLO TAFAR BUZZU, of BUZZU Chambers, one of my Clients who is late now an Engineer, Engr. JOHN PHILIPS of JOHNPHIL Construction Company, carried out a Contract with the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas(NLNG) worth $25.000,000:00(twenty five million U.S Dollars).The Contract was Duly Completed and a Job Completion Certificate was Issued to support that, but due to the Internal problem within the Organization the payment was delayed, I was consulted by the late Engr, who handed over to me the Original of every Document related to this Contract. I was consulted as to assist him in the recovery of this payment, after a period of two months to be precise, that I was consulted my Client (Engr.John Philips) died of Cardiac arrest.
For about four Months now I have succeeded in the recovery of this payment, which has been paid into his Account here in my Country, all efforts to get the
Direct next of Kin to this Late Engineer has not been successful and it is a policy here that such payments after six months should be confiscated and shared among the Board of Director's of the Bank, it is on this I am soliciting your Urgent Partnership as to Present you as the Next of Kin to the Late Engineer, to enable us convert this fund for our Personal Utilization as my Legal fee has not been fully paid before his demise.
So To actualize this arrangement you are to forward to me the following:

1) YOUR NAME IN FULL OR COMPANY NAME.

2) YOUR PRIVATE PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NUMBER.

3) YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.

I have resolved to offer you 35% of this total sum for the essential
role and 5% has been set aside for re-imbursement of any expenses, should
there be any,60% is for me the Initiator.
Please forward to me the requested information on return mail as I have
perfected arrangement for a hitch free transaction, so long as this
remains confidential on your side.

PLEASE YOUR REPPLY SHOULD BE VIA THIS MY CONFIDENTIAL E-MAIL DDRESS:-bellotafar@shymail.com

Yours Sincerely,

Barr.BELLO TAFAR BUZZU,

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