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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: "Barrister James Obodo" <barrjamesobodo@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_jamesobodo@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:26:42 +0000
Subject: Trusting to hear from you

From:Barrister James Obodo
Equity Chamber and Solicitors,
F.G.N Associates,
Lagos.

Hello Friend!

My name is Barrister James Obodo,the personal attorney to late MARK BRANCH
an immegrant who was a business man and a building contractor.here in after
shall refered as my client and a customer to Zenith Bank Plc.On the 23rd of
November 1996,my client lost his life in a plane crach{Ethiopian Airline
Flight 961}with other passangers aboard.

My late client used to be a customer to Zenith Bank Plc before he died.Since
his death,his bank has been asking me to provide the next of kin to my late
client to enable them release his funds valued at $18.6m to him.

On this note,I have made several efforts to locate any relation to my late
client even travelling to his country but all proved abotive.

I have contacted you as a foreigner to grant me your consert to present you
to Zenith Bank Plc as the next of kin so that this money valued at $18.6m
will be paid to you and you and I can share the money 70% to me and 30% for
you.

The issue of a foreigner in this business is occassioned by the fact that my
late cliet was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand as a next of kin to a
foreigner.

I guaranty that this business will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and you should
not entertain any fear for the business is risk free.
Please send me your telephone and fax numbers to enable me call you for us
to discuss.

Trusting to hear from you.

My best regards,

BARRISTER JAMES OBODO {ESQ}

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