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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: kenfrank@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:24:09 +0100
Subject: HUMBLE ASSISTANCE

THE ACCOUNTANT,,
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC,
1/22, WAREHOUSE ROAD,
APAPA, LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
EMAIL:macfrankline10@yahoo.com
I AM THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTANT MANAGER TO JULIUS BERGER DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY PLC, AN OIL DRILLIMG AND CONSTRUCTIONS COMPANY. A CONTRACT WAS
AWARDED
TO OUR CLIENTS, WHO IS A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH
JULIUS BERGER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(.HERE IN AFTER SHALL BE REFFERED AS
MY CLIENT).
ON APRILL 22,2002, MY CLIENT ( ENGENEER FORRESTER)DIED WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY,
HIS WIFE
AND TWO CHILDREN IN AN AUTO CRASH AT IBADAN EXPRESS ROAD. WHILE ON
VACATION. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY, TO
LOCATE
ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFULL.

AFTER ALL THIS ATTEMPTS,AND OWING TO GOVERNMENT FISCAL
POLICY HERE IN THIS COUNTRY, DORMANT ACCOUNTS ESPECIALLY THOSE
DOMICILLED
IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES ARE FROZEN AND CONFISCATED FOR GOVERNMENT USE AFTER

SOME YEARS OF DORMANCY.THERE COMES THE NEED TO LOCATE ANY FOREIGNER TO ACT
AS A MEMBER OF HIS ESTENDED FAMILY.TO AVOID
GOVERNMENT
TAKEN OVER THE PROPERTIES, HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.
I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESESENT 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 $16 MILLION CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND AFTERWHICH WE CAN SHARE THE

MONEY 40% AND 60% TO YOU .
I AM WITH ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO THIS FUND AND AVENUES THROUGH WHICH
THIS FUND CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF THE BANK TO ANY COUNTRY YOU CAN OPEN AN
ACCOUNT IN YOUR NAME. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TRANSACTION,YOUR
NAME WHICH IS SAME AS HIS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BANK TO CLAIM THE
FUND
AS IF MY LATE FRIEND LEFT A WILL IN YOUR NAME.THEN I WILL RESIGN MY JOB
AND REAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR MY SHARE OF THE MONEY.THIS WILL BE EASY
TO DO AS HE IS ALSO A FOREIGNER LIKE YOU ,ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR ACCOUNT
NUMBER AND HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US CONCLUDE THIS QUICKLY.
GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT
WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.YOU ARE FREE TO CONTACT ME
AT MY PRIVATE EMAIL.macfrankline10@yahoo.com
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON,.

REGARDS
DR.MACFRANKLINE

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