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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: will kings <will_kings2@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 08:16:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: hello


From the desk of Dr George
Francis
Standard Trust Bank Plc Lagos.
I am the manager of foreign account department of standard trust bank plc.
I am writing youthis letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this transaction . We discover an abandoned sum of US $9 million in an accout that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along side his entire family in november 2002 in a plane clash in lagos. Since this development, we have advertise for his next of kin or any close relation to come foward to claim thiws money, but nobody came to apply for the claim .
To this effect, i and two other officials in my department have decided to look for a trustedforeign partner who can stand in as the next of kin for the deceased and claim this money.we need a foreign partner to apply for the claim because of of the fact that the customer was a foreigner.
And we dont want this money to go the bank treasureas unclaimed fund.Every document to affect this process will emanate from table and I will perfect every document to be in accordance with the banking law and guidelines so you have nothing to worry about.
All we require from you is to provide a bank account in your name or your company name where the money will be transferedto and deposited.We have agreed that 30% of the money will be for you,10%for expenses incurred on the both side while 60% will be for my colleagues and I.IF you are going to help me,indicate replying this letter and putting in your bank particulars,private telephone and fax numbers.
I await your immediate reply to enable us start this transaction in earnest.Once I receive your reply,I will send you the modalities for immediate application of claim.
Thanks for your anticipated assistance.
You can reply through my private email



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