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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: "great kuty" <great_kuty4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: greatkuty_1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:15:00 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER GREAT KUTY.


Attn: Sir/Madam,

It is with trust and believe that I write to you, although I
don't know you neither have I seen you before, but my
confidence was reposed On you. I am BARRISTER GREAT KUTY,
a personal Attorney to Mr.Tanner Sabry, and a National of
your Country. He was also a Contractor with one of the
Government Prostates, who executed a contract with the
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUM COPORATION (NNPC) here in Nigeria
before his death.Unfortunately my client who perished in the plane crash of
November 2nd 1999 {with Egyptian airline 990} with other
passengers aboard Up till today none of his relatives has

come forward to claim his contracts fund with the NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLUM COPORATION (NNPC) I his Lawyer have made
several enquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful, as he has no wife. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to

contact You to help me and claim this money valued at US$10 Million as the
next of kin of my late client before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the NNPC.
More overly, I provide all necessary information/documents for the claim.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us See this
transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be Executed under
legitimate arrangement that will

protect you from any breach of the law. Your response is only what I am
waiting for, as I have put all machineries that will be instrumental to the
success of the transaction
in motion. Also I would be grateful if this mail will be favored with an
earlier reply, all I need from you is to furnish me with your contact
information such as: your direct phone and fax
number for fast communication. However, I am compensating you
with 250% of the total amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really
wants to
invest this money in your country, were there is stability of
Government,

political and economic welfare. NOTE: I know there may be scams and junk
mails flying here and there on the Internet but certainly; this is not one
of them. Now I urge you to take this message serious and with
an open mind, with good faith and trust. Join me and am assuring you now
that you will never be disappointed.
Please kindly contact me for more details and Waiting to hear from you
soonest.

Yours Sincerely,

Barrister GREAT KUTY. (Esq.)



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