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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: "william nesto" <baristerwilliamnesto@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:55:36 +0000
Subject: YOUR ASSITANT.

This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever
form,rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self,following the
knowledge of your high repute and trustworthiness.Firstly, I must
solicit your confidentiality.

I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive
and worried,but I am assuring you that it is made in good faith and
will
be of mutual benefit.I am Barrister Nesto Williams,the personal
attorney to
Mr Barry Kelly,herein after referred to as my client, a national of
your
country,who until his death was a major crude oil contractor with the
federal government of Nigeria. My client and his entire family were
involved in a fatal motor accident which unfortunately claimed their
lives,along the Shagamu express way sparing none of the occupants of
the
vehicle.

I have since then made several enquiries to your Embassy,in a bid to
locate any relation of my client and these efforts of mine have not
been
productive.I then decided to find someone overseas who i can present to
thebank to assist me in securing the money and property left behind by
my
client before they are declared as unclaimed and unserviceable by the
bank where they have been lodged for safekeeping. I am particularly
interested in securing the funds lodged with Global Trust Bank
Plc,totaling
fifteenMillion,United States Dollar(USD15M).

This is because the said Bank has issued a notice to me,unequivocally
instructing me to produce the Next of Kin/Beneficiary to the said
account
within the next ten official working days, or have the account
confiscated. Considering my lack of success in my bid to locate his
relatives for over a year now,I solicit your consent to enable me
produce
you as the Next of Kin to my deceased client,The funds will then be
transferred to you as the beneficiary and shared according to a
proposed
sharing pattern/ratio of 60:40 i.e. 60% for me and 40% for you. I will
provide all the necessary legally obtained documents that the bankm
might
require to back up any claim we make regarding this process,and will
just
require your understanding and cooperation to enable us achieve success
within legitimate arrangement,eliminating any liabilit resulting from
any
breach of the prevalent laws.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.Please send your
response to this email address:
barristerwilliamsnesto5000@yahoo.com

Thank you.
Best Regards,
Barrister Nesto Williams,(esq)
Next Of Kin


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