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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a next of kin / dead customer scam (8 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "barristermichaelade" <barristermichaelade@superbee.com.br>
Reply-To: barristermichaelade@msn.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:24:31 -0300
Subject: From the desk of Barrister Michael Ade

From the desk of Barrister Michael Ade
Barrister Michael Ade
Principal Partner,
MICHAEL ADE & CO.

Hello,

I am Barrister Michael Ade, personal attorney to the late Patrick A, a foreign construction engineer who was resident here in Nigeria. My client died with his family while on
Vacation at Phuket Island in Thailand in December 2004.Asia Earth Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI DISASTER) http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.diaster/ On the
6th of January 2005,I received a phone call as his personal Attorney which broke the tragic news of my clients death in the Tsunami disaster. Since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives.

This has proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet hence I contacted you. I seek your consent and assistance in repatriating money left behind by Mr. Patrick A before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where the deposit is lodged. The deposit is valued US$7,500,00000 (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) and it is lodged with Trans International Bank Plc.

The bank has issued me an ultimatum to present a next-of-kin of the deceased to inherit the funds or have the account declared  unserviceable. I here by seek your consent to present you to the bank as next-of-kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued US$7,500,000.00 can be transferred to you as inheritance,and  thereafter you and me will share the money; 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% will be  donated to the Tsunami Disaster Charity Fund.

I have necessary legal documents that will be used to support claim of the inheritance from the bank. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see the transaction through. I guarantee that the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please you are advice to send your reply to my alternative email address and also with my phone number:-
Email: - barristermichaelade@msn.com
Telephone: - 234-803-443-4385

thanks you.

Yours faithfully,
Barrister Michael Ade.
Principal Partner,
MICHAEL ADE & CO.

 

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