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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: "fredrick chucks" <fredrick_chucks@fredrickchamber.com>
Reply-To: fredrick_chucks@blaulichtmail.de
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:15:04 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Mr Fredrick Chucks (Exq)
FREDRICK CHUCKS & ASSOCAITES
Solicitors & Advocates
Plot 78B Liverpool Estate,
Apapa, Lagos State.
Email:(fredrick_chucks@blaulichtmail.de)

Dear Friend,
INVESTMENT/FUNDING

I am sorry for the embarrassment this mail might cause you, as we have
not met before. I am Barrister Fredrick Chucks,a solicitor at law Iam
the personal attorney to Engineer Bernard Pierre,a national of your
Country, who used to work with one of the leading oil company in the
world Herein after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife and their two children
were involved in a car accident along Kano - Sokoto express Road while
arriving from Easter Holiday to Warri Delta State.All occupant of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, since then I have made several
enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.I have also visited your
Country in search of his relatives but still could not locate his
relations.I came across your name and contact,while I was searching
for Bernard's relations, but my search was unsuccessful, so I contacted
you for this project.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and properties
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the finance house where these funds were
deposited.Particularly,the finance house where the deceased has an
account valued $USD10.5 Million Dollars,last year issued me a 12 months
notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the fund consignment
confiscated, and this altimatum expires by next month. Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years now, I seek
your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased since you are
a foriegner so that the proceed of this deposit
valued at $USD10.5 Million Dollars can be released to you and then you
and I can share the money, 55% for me 40% for you,and the remaining 5%
will be for expenses and tax.

You have no cause to worry about, i have necessary legal documents
that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
business through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.Please get in touch with me through my email
address:(fredrick_chucks@blaulichtmail.de) so that we can proceed.

Sincerely yours

Fredrick Chucks (Esq)

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