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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: "Martin uchefu" <collins712@msn.com>
Reply-To: martin_uchefu@myway.com
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 03:11:07 +0000
Subject: i want to present u as the next of kin

Dear Beloved Friend,

My name is Mr Martin Uchefu.I work with the Orient Bank Of Nigeria
Plc.branch manager,bill and exchange of the foreign remittance department.In
the discharge of my duty,I stumbled on this Domiciliary account that has
ramained dormant for six months now with twenty one million,three hundred
thousand United State dollars ($21.3M) in it.On personal investigation,I
discovered that the account holder (Kerry)died in the Tsunami Earthquake in
Indonesia with the members of his family who should be the next of kin to
the amount.All I need you to do is to stand as the next of kin to our Late
customer so that this fund can be transferred into your nominatedbank
account.

On further investigation,I found out that:-

(A) He has no other living declared relative
(B) He had died intestate (without making a will)
(c) He was into Real Estate Venture (Realtor)

Accordingly,all attempts to trace his next of kin has been fruitless.

I am writing you so that we can work together to remit this amount of
money into your account as the next of kin hence depositor happened
to be a foreigner.

All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will becarefully worked
out from my table and I will perfect every documentsto be in accordance with
the banking laws and guidlines hence you
have nothing to worry about for I am assuring you a 100% risk free
transaction.

It is a simple process which will take a short while to process.Outside
this,the bank Management will confiscate this fund asunclaimed moneyand send
back to the Deposite Insurance Corporation Account.On your soonest reply,I
will tell you all you need to know about the money and operational method we
can use to effect remittance into your account for our mutual benefit.Also
include yourfullname,addressandphonenumber.
NB.pls reply me with this my personnal email address.martin_uchefu@myway.com
Yours Sincerely,

Mr Martin Uchefu.
Orient Bank Nig Plc.

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