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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: "Paul Thomas" <paulthomas2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:10:07 +0000
Subject: Urgent and Confidential

>From The Desk of Paul Thomas
Office address:1 Commercial road
Apapa lagos.



ATTENTION,

I am Barrister PAUL THOMAS, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to MR.JAMES BECKLEY, who used to work with Shell Development
Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2004, 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 locate any of my clients extended
relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to locate you to assist
me in recovering the fund valued at US$15.5 million left behind by my client
before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the finance house
where this huge amount were deposited.

The said finance house has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the deposited consignment confisicated within the next twenty
one official working days.Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over a year now,I seek your consent to present you as the next
of kin to the deceased hence I have all the legal document to back you up
for the claim, so that the proceeds of this consignment can be released to
you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
on how we can share the funds when it gets to your account. 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.

IF YOU ARE VERY MUCH READY TO PROCEED WITH ME, THEN CONTACT ME THROUGH MY
PRIVATE EMAIL.mrpaulthomas@ny.com
I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Best Regards.
PAUL THOMAS(SAN)

N.B Please include your telephone and fax number for further discussion.



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