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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a next of kin / dead customer scam (11 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "DOUGLAS HARRY" <douglas_harry@perchstonechambers.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:10:32 +0000
Subject: OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT

DOUGLAS HARRY & ASSOCIATES
PERCHSTONE CHAMBERS
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
PLOT 23/23 DURO AJAYI STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TELEPHONE:234-1-775-7496 

 

Dear Friend

 

I am Barrister Douglas Harry solicitor at law. I am the Personal attorney to Mr. Thompson, a national of your country, who used Own an oil servicing company in Nigeria. Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their three Children were involved in a car accident along Warri/Port Harcourt Express Way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
 
Sir I know that my client had no living kin but I went ahead and made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. I only did so to be double sure of this fact. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged, particularly the Union Bank  Nig Plc where the deceased had an account valued at about $18 million dollars has issued me a notice that in the event that no next of kin comes up for the claim, the account will be confiscated after four years if not claimed and We have just about one month.

 

 

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the Deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $18.3 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 50% shall be for me and 45% a for you while 5% is earmarked for expenses that will be incurred during the process of Transfer of the fund.

 

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seen this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me by my e-mail to enable us discuss further. You may also, send you phone number and your details so that I can call you.

 

I look forward to your urgent respons:douglas_h72@yahoo.co.uk

Best regards,
Douglas Harry
 
 
 
 

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