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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: BARRISTER BELLO WILLAMS willams <bello_willams_1999@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:14:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT


I am Barrister BELLO WILLIAMS a solicitor at law. The personal attorney
to Mr.Michael Helder a national of your country, who used to work with
Shell Development Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2000, my
client and his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident
along sagbama express road port-harcourt city.All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to yourembassy here to locate
any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his
last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued at
(US$20.9 million) left behind by my client beforeit gets confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount were deposited.

The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
accountMconfiscated within the nexttwenty one official working days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 1
years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you
up for claim. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to
enable us see that this transaction went through.

Secondly, I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please your private tel/fax number for easy communicate toward the
transfer of the fund into your account.
Kind Regards
FROM BARRISTER BELLO WILLIAMS OFFICE

PLS MAIL ME BACK










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