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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: "Barrister Donald" <barr_donald111@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 22:13:02 +0000
Subject:

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Donald Ekeh, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr.Daniel Bishop,national of your country, who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2002, my
client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident
along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here
to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this hasalso
proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locatany member of his family hence I contacted you.I
have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued at
US$15.6 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited.

The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.Since
I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you a forigner and have the same surname with him, so that
the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary
information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I
require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Looking forward for your immediate responce

Best regards,

Barrister.Donald Ekeh.

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