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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: "ABBAS UMAR" <abbasumar@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:28:13 +0000
Subject: Kindly Respond!

Dear Friend,


I am Barrister ABBAS UMAR, a solicitor at law and a partner at Lord Ahmed
Chambers. I am the attorney to Mr.Eugene Kaplansky, an expatriate,who used
to work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria. On the 29th of March
2001, my Client, was involved in a plane crash Colorado with 18 other
assengers aboard as you may confirm through this website:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/vict30ww.shtml

The banker to my client has issued me, being the executor of his Estate, a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the deposit converted to the
bank's treasury as unclaimed funds after four years according to the banking
laws. Since then, I have made enquiries to several embassys' and home
offices, to locate any of my client's extended relatives,but this has proved
unsuccessful. In view of this, I got your contact through my country's
Foreign Trade Mission,and I had the notion of honour to present you as the
NEXT OF KIN to make a claim of this funds with the bank here in Nigeria. The
request for a foreigner in this respect is occasioned by the fact that my
client was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand as his next of kin. As
executor of the Estate, I will be legally and fully involved in the claims
process, and therefore in a position to guide you through the processes as
contained in the laws of our Land. I have all relevant documents to wit as
his personal attorney, and all that is required is your honest co-operation
to enable us successfully conclude this claims. I have left the discussion
and agreement for your renumeration for your involvement until you confirm
your interest and readiness to partake. I have agreed that 30% of his
savings will be for you in respect of providing an account for the bank to
make the transfer. 10% will take care of any expenses that might be incured
in the process of succeeding the transfer and the balance 60% for me and my
associates. Thereafter, we shall visit your country for disbursement as
stated above as we will draft a Memoradum of Understanding(MOU) to this
effect. Upon receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail a
draft application of claim which you will send to the bank. Please get in
touch with me via e-mail to enable us discuss further.Betterstill you can
reach me through ,u alternative email address:
Regards.
UMAR ABBAS(Esq)

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