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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: "christopher williams" <barrister_cwilliams@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_ccwilliams@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:28:08 +0000
Subject: RE DAVID WARD

From Barrister Christopher Williams

Egodinma & Chambers
Lagos 45 Marina Str

Lagos-Nigeria



DEAR Friend

I am Barrister Christopher Williams, a Solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr.DAVID WARD a Nationality of your country(UNITED STATES), who
used to work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria. Here after, shall be
referred to as my client. On the 14th MAY 2002 my client,his wife and their
three children were involved in an EAS AIR- LINE Plane Crash in Kano,
Northern part of Nigeria Which claim the lives of all occupants including
the then Nigerian sports minister late Ishaya Mark Aku, Since then 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, 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 deposits was lodged Particularly,the First Bank Of
Nigeria, where the deceased had an account valued at about Eigtheen Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars(US$18.5million) 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 so that the proceeds of this account valued at
(USD18.5M) can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.60% 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 co-operation to
enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.

Best Regards,

Barrister Christopher Williams(SAN)

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