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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: "Frank Clify" <frank_clify@msn.com>
Reply-To: frankclify12@bizhat.com
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 03:59:36 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Dear SIR/MADAM

{AMOUNT TO BE TRANSFER IS {$15.5M}

The OMEGA Bank of Nigeria (OBN) recently discovered a whopping sum of
millions of dollars, floating in its suspense account, and there has not
been any application made for the claim by anybody. In this regard, OBN
yesterday invited its former CHAIRMAN and Key members for an indoor
roundtable discussion over the origin this money.

During the meeting yesterday, the former bank chairman of the OBN Chief
Joseph amala declared his knowledge about the money, to be contract
entitlement belonging to foreign contractor, who died 2 years ago. OBN
finally resolved to divert the fund to the BANK Treasury Account, as well as
deleting all relative information’s about the fund from the OBN system.

For this reason, I deemed it considerable to solicit your interest working
with me in making claim of this fund, as your name is very similar to the
name of the Beneficiary.

I have reasoned out all positive modalities facilitate the claim of this
fund, by you contacting the OBN Fund Verification Bureau (FVB), introducing
yourself as the Next of Kin to the owner of the fund, and OBN must transfer
the fund into your bank account which you have to supply for the receipt of
this fund and the transfer must be commenced before deleting information’s
of the fund from the OBN systems as finalized during the meeting.

There is no risk in this deal and OBN must provide all the legal documents
to show to any financial Agency & Authority in your country that may
scrutinize such large amount of money transfer in your bank account.
Secondly, a banker at my post will be able to give you necessary guideline
and directives for you to work within the constraints I have outlined,
judging my profile, reputation, class of standard and credence as a CHIEF
ACCOUNTANT , Policy & Board Member of the OBN.

Let me know your readiness to work with me and share this fund 30% for you
5% for expenses while 65% for us here ratio at the end of this deal.
foraward to me your private tel/fax number for easy discaussion I am
stopping here for now and earnestly look forward to hearing from you as soon
as possible.

Sincerely,

Dr. frank clify
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT (C/A)
Policy / Board Member
OMEGA BANK of Nigeria (OBN)

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