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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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• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "PAUL ENGLAND" <info_paulengland@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:03:07 +0100
Subject: PERSONAL MAIL

Dear Friend,
 
I am Mr.(Barrister paulEngland), An accredited Attorney to First Lady Mrs Stella Obansanjo Wife of the President of federal Repulic of Nigeria(FRN) who died recently in a spanish hospital during surgrey.

 

I have urgent and very confidential business preposition for you. On June 6, 2004, she made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months. Valued at GBP£16,500,000.00 (Sixteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand British pounds Sterling only) with a Bank in England.
 
I  have been her personal Attorney for 10 years and now she is dead,her husband the president is not aware of this secret account she has in England.

 

What i want you to do is to act as her business partner so that the fund can be released to you immediately.
 
I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality. And be rest assured that this deal would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
 
The money will be paid into your Account for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 40% for you while 10% is for expenses in the course of the transaction. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by my position as her personal Attorney to guarantees the successful execution of this deal.
If you are interested kindly write me back on: Barr_paulengland@yahoo.co.uk
 
Best Regards.
 
Barrister paul england
Principle Lawyer.

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