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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: "Nelson Isoun" <nelsonisoun@msn.com>
Reply-To: nel0@myway.com
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 01:49:17 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY...SIR

Dear Sir,
First,I must solicit your confidence in this transaction;thisis by virtue of
its nature as being CONFIDENTIAL. Though I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will make any one apprehensive but I am assuring you that all will
be well at the end of the day.Permit me to say that i got your email address
through the internet and i am pleased to introduce myself as Bar.Nelson
Isoun(esq),the personal attorney to Mr William ,a foreigner who used to work
with Mobile-producingcorporation(an oil company)in Nigeria;herein
after,shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2000, my
client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident
along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
there lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives and this,has also prove unsuccessful.After
these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to
trace his surname over the Internet,to locate any member of his
family;hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in
repaitrating the Lodgement left behind by my client before they get
confisticated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

Particularly,the GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC where the deceased had a
deposite-account valued at about 25million U.S dollars has issued me
a notice/mandate as his personal attorney,to provide the next-of-kin to
the deceased or have the account confisticated within the next 14
official working days.

Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3
years now,i seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin to the
deceased since you have the same surname so that the proceeds of this
account valued at 25million U.S dollars can be paid to you and then
you and i can share the money. I will assist in ensuring that all
necessary legal documents as well as other documents as required by the
Bank is provided.

All I require is your honest cooperation and assistance to enable us
see this deal through. Be rest assured that as a lawyer/attorney,I
shall ensure that this transaction is executed smoothly/quickly under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of
the law.
Do get in touch with me immediately via my confidential/private email
address(nel0@myway.com) to enable us discuss further.

Best regrads,



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