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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: "adolph rhodes adaba" <adrhodes2@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:26:17 +0000
Subject: Re:Urgent

FROM: THE DESK OF ADOLPH RHODES ADABA
CREDIT CONTROL UNIT.
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

Strictly Confidential

I know this proposal will come to you as a surprise especially when you do
not know the writer, considering the huge sum of money involved which could
make any apprehensive.

Let me start by introducing myself to you, I am Adolph Rhodes Adaba a staff
of union bank of Nigeria plc. Lagos. I saw your contact during my private
search at the information centre here in Nigeria chamber of commerce and
industry and I want to believe that you will be very honest, committed and
capable of assisting in this business venture.

Let me explain the source of this funds and what you are expected to do.a
foreigner late Engr. Theophilus Baker, an oil merchant/ contractor with the
government of Nigeria, untill his death, over a year ago, was a victim of a
Kenya airways: bus (a310-300) flight kq430 plane crash.the
deceased,Engr.Theopilius Baker, banked with us and has a closing balance as
a July2000 worth $4.5m (four million five hundred thousand usd).which my
bank,now expects a next-of-kin to claim as the beneficiary of the
funds,efforts has been made by union bank of Nigeria to get in touch with
the baker's family or relative but to no success.

Based on the perceived possibility of not being able to locate engr,The
Theophilus's next-of-kin,the management under the influence of our chairman
and the board of directors are making arrangements for the funds to be
declared unclaimed and channeled to an unknown account.It
is based on this that we have contacted you to stand as the next-of -kin of
late Engr Theopilous Baker so that the funds,will be released and paid into
your account as the beneficiary and the next-of-kin to the deceased.

All documents, and proof to enable you get the funds have been carefully
worked out as we have secured from the different offices concerned for the
smooth transfer of the fund to your nominated account. it has been agreed
that the owner of the account will be compensated with 20% of the remitted
funds, while we keep 75% and 5% will be set aside to offset expenses both
locally and international.

If this proposal satisfies you, please reach us only by mail or phone,for
more information.
email:adrhodes001@yahoo.co.in.

Yours faithfully,

Adolph Rhodes Adaba.

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