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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: chris cross <bubaxris@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:55:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTEN


FROM Mr Cris Cross2)ATTN: DEAR Sir, I AM MR Mr Cris CrossTHE CHAIRMAN OF AUDIT COMMITEE INTHE AUDITING SECTION OF INTERCONTINETAL BANK OF NIGERIA . I WRITE TO YOU WITH DUE-RESPECT AND HUMILITY FOR A MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING,FOR A RISK FREE TRANSACTION WHICH I FEEL YOU WILL CONSIDER ACCEPTABLE. THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1990 AND SINCE 1998 NOBODY HAS OPERATED THIS CCOUNT AGAIN. AFTERGOING THROUGH PAST FILES RECORDS IN THE BANK THERE I DISCOVERED THAT THIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR THE PAST YEARS. CARRING OUT SOME INVESTIGATIONS I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT Eng. VAN MALLORY, A FOREIGNER AND THE MANAGEING DIRECTOR OF PETROL CHEMICAL SERVICE,AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COMPANY.WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY SINCE THE YR 2000 IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT THAT TOOK PALCE AT THE NOTHERN REGION OF OUR COUNTRY (NIGERIA). NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING HIM, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATIONS PROVE!
D AS WELL
THAT NO WORKER OF HIS COMPANY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THE ACCOUNT AND THIS MONEY:- US$4,000,000.00 (FOUR MILLION U. S DOLLARSONLY). I WANT THIS MONEY TO BE CLAIMED AND TRANSFER OUT OF NIGERIA AND DON'T PRESENTLY KNOW ANY PERSON ABROAD TOCARRY OUT THIS DEAL, IT WAS ON THIS RESPECT THAT I AM CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER UNDER A MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY INDIGINE HERE AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED. THOUGH I KNOW WE HAVE NOT KNOWN OURSELVES BEFORE AS SUCH DISCLOSING THIS COULD BE SCARING TO YOU, NEVERTHELESS BE SURE THIS IS REAL AND RISK FREE BUSINESS. IF YOU ARE THEREFORE INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS DEAL, I WISH YOU GET BACK TO ME SO THAT ENLIGHTEN YOU ON WHAT NEXT TO DO FOR THE CLAIM. WHEN YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT I WILL ARRANGE FOR AN ACCOUNT WHERE YOU WILL TRANSFER MY OWN PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND. I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS FUND. AT THE CONCLU!
SION OF
THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE TAKEN 35% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT, 55% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES WHICH BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION. IF THIS IS OKAY BY YOU, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY TO ENABLE ME KNOW YOUR POSITION. YOURS TRUELY, Mr. Cris Cross



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