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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: "Paul Collins" <paulcollins@paul-collins.org>
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 13:00:53 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.

Dear,

I am DR.PAUL COLLINS from the First Bank of Nigeria
Plc,Lagos Branch.I got your contact through a friend
who attended a trade mission in your country, but I did not disclose
the nature of the business to him.I have urgent and very confidential
business proposal for you. On June 6, 1999, an America Oil
consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,

Mr. Charles Ballassi made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$30,500,000.00(Thirty Million FIVE Hundred
Thousand Dollars )in my branch upon maturity. I sent a rountine notification
to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month,we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers,the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Charles Ballassi died in
the plane crash of 31 October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other passengers
aboaed as you can confirm it yourself via the website below:

http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

On further investigation, i found out that he died without making a WILL,
and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi did not
declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of
US$15,500,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over
with the pricipal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Nigerian law, at the
expiration of (five)years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my
proposal is that i will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin
to Mr. Charles Ballassi so that the fruit of this old man's labour will not
get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full name and
address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ
the
service of two attorney for the drafting and notarization of the WILL and
obtain the ecessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your
favour for the transfer. Any bank account in any part of the world which you
will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60% for
me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of ths transaction. If you are
interested, please reply immediately via the private email address
below,upon your responce, i shall provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that
this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because i shall
require your assitance to invest my share in your country.

Please upon the reciept of this mail message, send to me the following
Details to enable start the process of the fund into your bank account:

1. Your full Name
2. The name of your bank where you want the fund to be
transfered into, Account abd beneficiary
3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers


Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks and regards,

DR.PAUL COLLINS.
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA Plc.

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