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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 Brian Odemba" <barr_brianodemba@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:40:30 +0000
Subject: Your Kind assistance required

Attension,

Please permit my unsolicited mail as I am contacting you in a very despirate
situation also I will appreciate it if this communication is keept a secret.
Please handle it discretely and contact me urgently if you can assist me in
this transaction.

I am Mr Ndaba Odemba, an International Legal Practitioner and a Consultant
to Mr. Shouwkat Kahlil, a Lebanese Importer of Textiles and Automobiles,
based in Cotonou, Republic of Benin for the past twenty years.

Unfortunately, my client Mr Shouwkat Kahlil was one of the passengers that
died in the ill-fated plane crash involving a Boeing 727 UTA chartered
flight that took off from Cotonou, Republic of Benin and crashed into the
Atlantic ocean on Thursday, 25 December 2003.

For details of the plane crash,please visit :
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

Before the untimely death of my client, he had through a security company
here in Cotonuo made a transfer of US$21.3M to Europe and was to proceed to
Netherlands immediately after the Holiday to complete arrangements and have
this money Deposited into ABN AMRO BANK but following the death of Mr
Shouwkat Kahlil the money was returned back to Benin Republic since he died
in the Crash and could not proceed to netherland to Claim the money.

The Security company where the funds was deposited has sent notice to me
requesting that this funds should be claimed by the depositor (My Client) or
his next of kin within 14 working days, else the fund will be forfeited to
the state.

I must confess to you that if I do not find a way to bring this fund out of
the Finance Company, I will be doing the greatest injustice to my late
friend and . this is why I decided to browse extensively through the
internet, in search of a reliable contact person who can stand in as a next
of kin or his business partner who was supposed to receive the funds for
investment in Europe.

There are no risks involved as I am the only person who has access to my
client's documents. The Finance firm has just sent a reminder to my client
through me, informing him of the maturity of his fund.

Your compensation for your assistance in securing the fund is subject to
negotiations.

I need the following information from you: Your full names, address,
telephone and Fax numbers.

Reply urgently, as we must conclude this transaction within the next 14
working
days.

Sincerely,

Barr. Ndaba B. Odemba
Tel: +229 937 01137

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