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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: "Femi Raymond" <femi_ray@msn.com>
Reply-To: femiray007@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:01:02 +0000
Subject: FOR YOUR ATTENTION

FOR YOUR ATTENTION:

I am Barrister Femi Raymond (Esq) a solicitor at law. I am the Personal
attorney to Mr. Philips T. Walter, a national of your country, who was a
gold miner and crude oil exporter here in Africa.

On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car
accident along Shagamu Express way. 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 and this has proved unsuccessful.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$39 million dollars can be
paid to you. This is the only way I can secure the money for the family of
my late client, you will give necessary assistance to invest the money in
your Country while the search for his relatives continues. I have all
necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this claim
through. If at the end of our search, we are not able to trace any of his
relatives, we
shall both share the money on 50/50 basis. Particularly, the bank where the
deceased deposited the fund has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this offer if accepted, do complete
and send me promptly by email the followings:

(1)Your full
names------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2)Contact
address-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3)cell Phone/fax
numbers--------------------------------------------------------------------

(4)Occupation-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5)Age
and------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6) A scan copy of your Identification



LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH YOU

Best regards,

Barrister Femi Raymond (Esq).


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