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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: "Kenneth Eze" <kennetheze_0@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: kennetheze000@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:37:43 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

From: MR KENNETH EZE.
Bills & Exchange Department
Lagos Nigeria,
18 Donegall Square East,
Belfast,BTI 5HE


PRIVATE AND URGENT

I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money
from a deceased customer's account who On the 25th of July 2000, he deceased,
his wife and their two Children died in the Air France concord plane crash
bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone
apprehensive,I would like to assure you that we are sending you this mail
with the best of intensions.

PROPOSAL;

Since then We have been trying to get this funds out of the bank, the sum
of US$7,450,000.00 (seven Million,Four Hundred and fifty Thousand United
States Dollars) in an account that belongs to our foreign customers who died
along with his entire family in the above accident stated above. Since his
death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims
to this money as the heir. We cannot release the fund from his account unless
someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated
in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, we now seek your permission to have you stand as a next
of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out
by us for the funds (US$7,450,000.00) to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary's next of kin.It may interest you to know that we have secured
from the probate court, an order of madamus to locate any of the deceased
beneficiaries.Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of
our mutualbusiness endeavour by furnishing me with the following;

1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.

These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can
be made. We shall be compensating you with 2 Million Dollars on final conclusion
of this project, while the rest shall be for us. Your share stays with you
while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes in your country.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the
trust we have bestowed in you, I await your urgent response to this email.


Regards,
KENNETH EZE



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