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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a next of kin / dead customer scam (15 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Duke Peters" <dukepeters@dukepchambers.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:42:39 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOU TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN

From: Mr. Duke P Peters Esq.

MARCORY, 11BP 169,

COTONUE 11, BENIN REPUBLIC.

Private Tel: +234-1-4723297

Attention: Bastien,

Date: 20th Sept, 2005.

Subject: I need you to stand as the Next of kin.

I am Mr. Duke Peters a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Bob J Bastien a national of your country, who used to work with Shell - Development Company in Republic of Benin. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged.

Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had an account valued at about USD18.6 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD18.6 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.

We will share the money 60% will be to me and 40% 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 seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by phone or email and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,

Barrister Duke P Peters.

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