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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: "Cradland Johnson" <johnsoncradland@graffiti.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jcradland@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 01:13:14 -0700
Subject: Expedient Interest/ Consent Required

J CRADLAND & Co.
BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS & NOTARIES PUBLIC.
52 Hatchet Flakes Ave.
Lagos,Nigeria

Dear Sir,

Greetings and a gooday to you. I am Barrister Cradland Johnson , principal partner of the above firm. I have been instructed by one of my client, to search for a credible person or company overseas for joint business venture. My client, reliably confided in me that he has a huge sum of money which he legitimately inherited from his parents. Being a young man without any business acumen, he has no option other than to mandate me to solicit for a competent person or corporation that will manage this fund for him. Having gone through a methodical search, I deceided to contact you hoping that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I shall link you together with my client for more details. Endeavor to let me know your decesion rather than keep me waiting.
It is important to let you know that if you help us transfer this funds to your country, and clear it, you have a percentage. Please if you are interested to work with me in good faith and honesty, get in touch with me through my email address also send to me your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Thanks for your understanding, I will tell you more about this transaction on receipt of your response to my proposal. If you are not interested, kindly pardon me for contacting you.
Thanks and remain blessed.

Best Regards,

Cradland Johnson

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