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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: "sandra ezeh" <sandraelvis12@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sandraezeh10@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:22:55 +0100
Subject: From Sandra..

Dear Friend,
I am MRS.SANDRA E ,the personal Attorney to Mr. ERIC VICKI. a national
ofyour country, who lived in Nigeria, and was my client before his
demise.On the 21st of April 1999, my client was involved in a car accident
along Sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
theirlives.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by
my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposit was lodged. He had an account valued at about
9.8 million dollars with Oceanic Finance Company.
The bank wrote to me not long few days ago, asking me to provide the
next of kin to my late cleint or have the account confiscated within the
next Twenty official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives, I now 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 9.8 million dollars can be paid to you.
If you agree,we can discuss your percentage. I have all necessary legal documents
thatcan be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable usseeing this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. I await your response.
Best regards,
MRS.SANDRA EZEH .
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