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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 Alex Benjamin" <barrister_alexbenjamin@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:13:49 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY!!

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister ALEX BENJAMIN, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr.Peter Ambrozy, National of your country who works with Shell
Development Company in Nigeria and he is known and reffered to as my Client.
On the 24st of August 2004, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Sagbama express road. Unfortunately
all the entire family lost their lives in the tragedy. Since then, I have
made several enquires to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives but all my efforts proved unsuccesful.

After these unsuccessful attempts failed,I decided to track any member of
his family or his national hence I contacted you. Now my contacts to you is
to assist me in REPATRIATING THE MONEY IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT HERE before the
accident and his properties he left behind before every thing will be
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where he deposit this
money valued $15,000,000. More importantly, the bank where the deceassed
client deposited these huge sums of money has served me a write of notice to
provide the NEXT OF KIN of my client or the account will be confiscated.
Since I have tried and failed on sever occassions in locating his relatives
I am now seeking for your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceassed, so that the money in his account will be paid to you while I will
come over to your country for the sharing.

I will take 60% while you will take 40%. I have all the necessary legal
documents that can be use to back up any claim we may want. All I require is
your honest co-operation 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. Finally, if this business interest you, please
get in touch with me immediately! via my e-mail:
barrister_alexbenajmin@yahoo.com with your contact phone and fax numbers,
to enable me call you immediatly. More information awaits your urgent
reply.God bless you.

Best Regards.

Barr:ALEX BENJAMIN.ESQ

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