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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: "Peter Massawa" <petmass@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: petermassawa_01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 02:39:57 +0200
Subject: Hello thomas !

Dear thomas ,

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Peter Massawa,(Head of consumer banking) with Standard Chartered
Bank Nigeria and also the account officer in charge of Mr.Anthony's
account,a National of your country, who used to work with a Multi-National
oil firm in Nigeria. Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client,On
April 21, 2001, my client, his wife, and their three children were
involved in a auto accident along Sagamu expressway. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any of
my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace over the internet,
to locate any interested person hence I contacted you. I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged. Now Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria
where the deceased had an account valued at about ($10.6Million US
Dollars)has issued out a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next 45 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($10.6 Million US
Dollars)can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money,60% to
me and 40% to you.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. Please get in touch with me
by my email.

Best regards,
Peter Massawa.

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