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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: "lawrence george" <lawrence_george555@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lawrence_george333@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 19:44:32 +0000
Subject: Thanks and God Bless you

LAWRENCE GEORGE & CO.CHAMBERS
(ATTORNEYS&COUNSELORS AT LAW)
FEDERAL HIGH COURT NIGERIA
WHITE-HOUSE BUILDING,
14 DEGBAGO CRESCENT,
LAGOS STATE NIGERIA.

Dear Friend.

I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this mail,if the contents does
not meet with your personal and business ethics,I appologise in advance. I
am LAWRENCE GEORGE , an advocate and solicitor at law. However, I was moved
to contact you base on the present situation of this oppurtunity which i may
say that it is God given time offer. there is a foreigner who lived here in
Nigeria long ago , and it happen that the man registered to me as his
private/personal attorney.On 3rd of Oct 2000, my client,and his family were
perished in a ghastly car accident along Ibadan express way.But my client
made a fixed dopsit valued at (USD 20.9M) ,and upon the maturity this bank
started contacting him but no response. Conseqently, the bank issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated after four
years, as the law of this land says.Since then I have made several enquiries
to their Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful. Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over two years now I seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin of the deceased ,so that the proceeds of this account
valued at (USD20.9M)can be paid to you and then you
and me can share the I know that you might be wonder why i have decided to
trust you with this huge sum, but the truth is that I need you to
get this money out and considering the fact that you are a foreigner which
makes it a lot easier and straight forward.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through.This transaction, will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. If this business proposition offends
your moral values,do accept my apology. However,you should contact me at
once to indicate your interest,with the
following information:

1.Contact Address
2.Phone and fax numbers
3.Your full name.

Best regards,
LAWRENCE GEORGE

Thanks and God Bless you

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