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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: "Pat Ibe" <pat_ibe3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pat_ibe@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:02:17 +0000
Subject: AWAIT YOUR REPLY

FROM THE DESK OF
MR. PATRICK IBE
54 Broad Str Lagos
Alternative email: pat_ibe@hotmail.com

Dear Sir,

I am MR PATRICK IBE, an Accountant with the Standard Trust Bank Plc.and also
a personal accountant to Late Engineer Ali Bashir a national of your
country, who used to work with shell development company in Nigeria Herein
after shall be referred to as our client. On the 21st of April 2002, Ali
Bashir , were involved in car accident along shagamu express road in which
all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Fervent
valuable efforts are being made by the StandardTrust to get in touch with
any of the family or relatives to avail.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, our chairman and member of the
board of directors,has make an arrangment to seat on the money if the next
of kin do not show up before the end of 2005.In order to avert this negative
development,I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my late clients before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the management of our bank.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives of my client for
over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to
the deceased.I now decided to work with you so that the proceeds of this
account valued at USD$10.2 million dollars can be paid to you and then you
and me can share the money. 70% to me and 30% to you, All documents and
proof that will enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out and
more so we are assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see 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 email and send to me your telephone and
fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,
Mr Patrick Ibe
(ACCOUNTANT, STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC)

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