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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: "MICHAEL OCLEMS" <mikeoclems@abngr.com>
Reply-To: mikeoclems2@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:24:01 +0000
Subject: Hello

Hello,

I am Michael Oclems,(Heads the Commercial Banking) and also the account
officer in charge of Mr.Hanson's account,a National of your country, who
used to work with a Multi-National oil firm in Nigeria. Hereinafter shall be
referred to as my client,On April 21, 2000, my client, his wife, and their
three children were involved in a auto accident along Sagamu expressway. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the
internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank as the deceased had an account valued at about ($12,755,889.00US
Dollars) and the bank has issued out a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next 45 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
and it does not mater if you do not bear the same last name so that the
proceeds of this account valued at ($12,755,889.00US Dollars) can be paid to
you.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.On your full consent, I will as well reach a mutual agreement on
sharing with you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by
my email.

Best regards,

Mr. Michael Oclems

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