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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: "dominic chambers" <dominiconyinye@msn.com>
Reply-To: onyinye@terramail.com.sv
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:46:50 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend.

Dear Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you.I am Barrister Dominic
Onyinye Chukwu of DOMINIC & DOMINIC CHAMBERS, my office is located at
Financial Trust House 7th Floor No: 1-4 Balogun Str Lagos. A Principal
Attorney to Late Engr.Alberto H.Walsh, who used to work with a
Multi-National oil Firm in Nigeria.Who is my client, but unfortunately lost
his life on terrorists attack of 11th September 2001 in [WTC] NEW YORK.

Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients next of
kin or extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you since you are a
foreigner, If you will be interested to stand as his extended Relative and
co-operate to carry out this transaction, I will use my position as his
Principal Attorney to proved you as one of his Relatives and the bank will
transfer the money left behind by my client to your account without
suspicious. Therefore I need your assistant in receiving the money before
they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposits were lodged.

The Union Bank [PLC] where the deceased had an account valued at about
(USD29.5 Million Dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin/Relatives or have the account confiscated within the Twenty-one
official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 2 years now. I seek your consent to present you as the
Relative of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
(USD29.5million Dollars) can be paid into your account and we share the
Funds 60/40,for our mutual benefit 60% for me and 40% to you.

All I require is your full name,address and your telephone number for
effective communication. Your honest co-operation will enable us see this
Deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of law.
Please reply via my E-mail address:onyinye@terramail.com.sv

Yours faithfully, Waiting for Ur reply .

Barrister Dominic Onyinye Chukwu
DOMINIC&DOMINIC CHAMBERS.

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