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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: "Fanck Allen" <barr_frankallen1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_frankallen1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:43:23 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN TO LEA

MR,frank allen & ASSOCIATES,
ADDRESS :144 IDOWU MARTINS STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA,
TELL :234 80 38405994
EMAIL: barr_frankallen1@yahoo.com

Dear lea,
I am BARR. frank allen a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
MR MARK lea,a national of your country, who used to work with shell
Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my
client. On the 21st of April 1999, my client, his wife and their three
Children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama express-road.All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

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, I decided to track his last name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family 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 here these huge deposits were the FINANCE BANK of nigeria PLC where
the deceased had an account valued 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 5 years now I seek your
consent to present you as the nextof kin of the deceased since you have the
same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $20.5million
dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 60% to
you and 40% to me I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation your private telephone, fax
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best Regards,
BARRISTER FRANK ALLEN

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