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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: "Martins Whit" <otunbabalogun@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:46:55 +0000
Subject: Good Day

Otunba Balogun
Chief Auditor.

Dear martin

My name is Mr.Otunba Balogun, I am the chief auditor of a reputable bank
here in my country.
Iwould want to use this medium after going through your profile to seek for
foreign assistance
in a business transaction which is of mutual benefit.A foreigner late
Mr.Michael who is an Oil
Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Government of my country, until his
death in a
ship mishap,who banked with us at our Bank and had a closing balance of
US$21.5 million
which the bank now expect any of his available next of kin to claim.
To this regards, I have been directed by the board of Trustees of the
bankto notify the deceased next of kin,



which i have done and found out that he has no next of kin.which means that
this


funds will be lost to the government,which we all know will be stolen .
In order to avert this development, myself and some of my trusted colleagues
in the bank now seek yourindulgence to have you stand as late Deceased,next
of
kin so that the fund will be subsequentlytransferredand paid into your
foreign account.
On indicating your interest,all documents and proves toenable you get this
funds will be

carefully worked outand we are assuring you a 100% risk free transaction.
You will be allowed to retain 40% of the total amountafter the transaction.
If this proposal is okay byyou, and you wish to take advantage of the trust
bestowed on you,kindly contact me with this phonenumber :+234-8035156544
to enable me furnish you with relevant details to this transaction.



Best regards,
Otunba.

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