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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: "PETER GEORGE" <petergeorge03@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:31:00 +0000
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AND GET BACK TO ME

ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM,

I am Barrister P.T.George a solicitor at law. I am the
personal attorney
to (Mr Mark)a national of your country, who used to
work with shell
development company in Nigeria and as well a one time
secret agent in transfering
of money overseas for the Late head of state of
Nigeria {Late Gen.SANI ABACHA}.Before his death On the
21st of April 1999 my client, his wife And their three
children were involved in a car accident along sagbama
express road in which
all occupants of the motor died}. My
client{Mark}deposited as family belongings
in a CONSIGNMENT iejewelries} the sum of $10m in a
Fidelity and finance security company here in Nigeria
for himself with the hope of transferring it tohis
country as soon as he is on leave.
Since his death I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate
any of my clients extended relatives this has also
proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating
the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confisicated
or declared unserviceable
by the finance Company where this huge deposits were
lodged. Particularly,the
security company where the deceased had an account
valued at about
10million dollars has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have
the account confisicated within the next ten official
working days.
Since then I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
the relatives for over
2 years now I therefore seek your consent to present
you as the next of
kin of the deceased since he is a national of your
country so that the proceeds
of this account valued at 10million dollars can be
paid to you and then
you and me can share the money. 40% to me and 60% to
you I have all necessary
legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this through. I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect
you from anybreach of the law.
Please get in touch with me through my confidential
email:barristergeorge333@yahoo.co.in or through my
confidential number 234-1-4754423
to enable us discuss further.
Best regards,
Barr.P.T.George
234-1-4754423

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