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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: "kelly chris" <kelly_chris94@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:57:01 +0000
Subject: Hello''

Dear FRIEND,

Permit me to introduce myself, my name is Mr. kelly chris. I work
with the Eco Bank of Nigeria Plc as Assistant Auditor.
In the discharge of my duty,I stumbled upon a domiciliary account that has
remained dormant for over three years now with the sum of Ten million
five hundred thousand dollars (US$10.5M) in it.I made enquiries and
discovered that the account holder died in a car accident along side
his wife and kids
some few years back,he was a foreigner in my country.I am writing to
you so that we could work together to remit the said amount to you as his
NEXT
OF KIN so that the money can be transfered into your designated
account.I guarantee this transaction under a legitimate arrangement that
will not
breach the law by both parties, it is going to be a simple process
which would take a short while to execute. I would like you to contact me at
once upon recieving this mail
indicating your interest in this business to enable me give you more
details of the modus operandi of getting this money paid into your
account by the eco Bank. I am willing to give you a good share off the
entire sum
upon youassistance in getting this fund transferred into your account for
me. All I require is your honest cooperation. If this proposal is OK by
you and you do wish to take undue advantage of the trust, I hope to bestow
on you, then kindly get back to me through my private e-mail id:
(kellychris444@yahoo.co.uk) for confidentiality. Thank you and God
bless.

Best Regards,
Mr.Kelly chris.



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