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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: "doris duke" <mrsdorisduke@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:09:26 -1000
Subject: FROM MRS DORIS DUKE

UNION BANK PLC,
LAGOS NIGERIA
DATE: 22 /09/ 2005.


DEAR SIR,

I AM MRS DORIS DUKE, THE MANAGER BILL AND EXCHANGE ATTHE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASKED, FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION TO
CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.

WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM ($7.5M) SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATED DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMERS, DR.MIKE JACKSON. WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY, HIS WIFE
AND TWO CHILDREN IN NOVERMBER 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.

SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME
OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE CASE MAYBE, BECAUSE WE CANNOT
RELEASE THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT
UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING
GUIDELINES.

UNFORTUNATELY NEITHER HIS FAMILY MEMBERS NOR DISTANTRELATIVE HAS EVER
APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND. UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I AND OTHER OFFICIALS
IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL
AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR
DISCOVERED THE MAINTAINED AMOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHER WISE THE FUND WILL BE
RETURNED TO THE BANK'S SUPENSE ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS: 20% PERCENT
FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER, 75% PERCENT FOR US AS THE OFFICIALS IN MY
DEPARTMENTAND 5% PERCENT FOR ALL THE LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENSES INCURRED BY
US AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.

UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND OUR SHARE.

IT IS FROM OUR 75% PERCENT THAT WE INTEND TO IMPORTCOMPUTER ACCESSORIES INTO
MY COUNTRY AS AWAY OF RECYCLING THE FUNDS.

TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURNED
E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, FULL
NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK CO-ORDINATES TO ENABLE US FILE
LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE
APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE
MADE.

NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF
IT'S NATURE.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME VIA THIS CELL PHONE +234-8060926486 OR EMAIL
ADDRESS.mrsdorisduke@tsamail.co.za

I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR MAIL.

BEST REGARDS,

MRS. DORIS DUKE
D/L +234-8060926486

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