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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 (11 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: <isa2005@submail.nl>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 06:05:24 +0200
Subject: private memo

I am Barrister ISA WILLIAMS a solicitor at law. I am the personal Attorney to Mr,SMITH MAHER, a national of your country, who lived in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the Thursday, December 25, 2003,my client, was involved in a PLANE CRASH.This occurred Thursday afternoon as the Boeing 727 took off from the airport in Cotonou, Benin\'s commercial capital on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. The ill-fated plane was bound for Beirut, Lebanon.My client was travelling to Beirut on the single reason of visiting his Inlaws.His wife{A LEBANESE} and their only daughter were involved in the crash and were among the 111 people confirmed dead. Since then I have made several inquiries from your embassy here to locate any of my client\'s extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or d! eclared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits was lodged.Particularly, the UNION BANK PLC where the deceased had an account valued at about 5 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next six months. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at 5 million dollars can be paid to you. If you agree we can discuss your percentage.I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Awaiting your response. PLEASE VIEW THE WEBSITE: www.cnn.com/2! 003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html for your con! firmatio ns. Best regards, Barrister ISA WILLIAMS WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES. LAW FIRM HOUSE BLK105 ADEOLA ADEKU VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS. Note: strictly send your reply to this email address: isa2005@walla.com



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