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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: "victoria patrick" <victoriapatrick01@msn.com>
Reply-To: victoriapatrick2004@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:39:35 +0000
Subject: Dear Mattioli

Dear Mattioli,



How are you and Your Family? Hope Well. Thats Fine. Pardon me, I know you do
not know me, But this is a Good chance for us to Know each Other. I have
sent a total of 2 Mails to you in the past few days. I know you must be busy
and you might Find it Difficult to reply my Mails, but if You can give me
your Number I can Call you on a your Free time.



My name is Victoria Patrick ,an Account Officer to an expertrate who works
with an oil/constrution company On the 6th of May, 2002 it was reported to
me that my client was involved in a Local Plane Crash at Kano State, which
en route from Sokoto to Abuja(the capital city of Nigeria), all occupants in
the Plane lost their lives, unfortunately on this same flight were other
dignitaries like the former Nigeria Sports Minister and a host of others.

Please for the avoidance of doubt the following websites can be viewed:


<http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm>


That before the death of Engr. Mark Mattioli, he made a deposit the sum of
USD12 Million with my Bank UNION BANK OF NIGERIA As his personal accounting
officer, I decided to search for any of my late client's relative which has
been very difficult to me before the fund get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the finance/security company because they have given me a
mandate to locate any family member to my late client.


Please I am sending you this proposal so that you and I can work as a team
to make claim of this fund. I will prepare every operation that will assist
this claim so that the fund will be given to you within 10 days after you
have filed in for claims.Please I will also want to inform you that all
documents in regards to this deal are with me.If you are interested and in
agreement with me you ,you can act as my client relation. please write back
immediately through the provided e-mail contact. Be rest assured that it is
a risk free project and the proceedings will be shared 60/40 .I will want
you to acknowledge the receipt of this letter and do forward to me the
following details so as to commence this deal at once:


1.your full name
2.full postal address
3.your personal telephone number/fax for easier communication.

I look forward for your quick reply.


Yours Sincerely,

VICTORIA PATRICK



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