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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: "Hope Johnson" <hopejohnson6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hopejohnson300@uymail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:58:48 -1000
Subject: GOODNEWS





>From the Desk of Hope Johnson
Zenith Bank of Nigeria Plc,
Headquarters Victoria Island
Lagos-Nigeria.


DEAR FRIEND

I am pleased to introduce my humble self to you, though you might be
surprise to receive this mail but please treat as urgent and confidential
matter.

My name is Hope Johnson, I am the head of operation Zenith Bank of Nigeria
Plc, I am asking for your partnership and supports to enable us carry out
some amount of fund which has being deposited in a security company in
London, let me give you some private information about this fund.

Since I am the head of operation in the bank which I work with, there was a
customer who made a deposit of $7, 000, 000, 00(seven million dollars in my
bank and after six calendar month he was suppose to come forth for the
withdrawal of the fund which he did not and I sent him a reminder and didn’t
respond, I decided to trace him but unfortunately I found out that he was
involve in a fatal accident that lead to his death.

Therefore I made an arrangement and package the fund through a diplomatic
means and was deposited in a security company in London, I am asking for
your assistance in claiming the consignment which was deposited as a
Diplomatic Document, I want you to go ahead and claim it or contact the
Diplomat in charge to deliver the consignment you, I have the document which
you will provide to the security company before the delivery of these
consignment and as soon as you get back to me I will give you the contact of
the security company and the diplomat, also the document which you will need
to send over to them for an immediate delivery.

Please be informed that this fund will be shared in the ratio of 50% for me
and 40% for you and 10% for Any expenses that might come up during the
delivery the of this consignment with the security company, I will
appreciate if you keep this matter secret and confidential.

Sincerely.
Hope Johnson.

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