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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: "john barry" <johnbarry0010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnbarry12_banker@yahoo.it
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:18:08 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.

FIRST BANK PLC
SOUTH REGIONAL
HEADQUATERS
NO 22 BODE THOMAS STREET,
SURULERE-LAGOS.

ATTN:SIR,

I AM THE BANK MANAGER OF FIRST BANK PLC OF
NIGERIA.I WILL LIKE TO DO A VERY BRIEF BUSINESS WITH YOU,
THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT IN MY BANK, WITH A CREDIT
BALANCE OF (USD$9,700.000.00) NINE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR ABOUT FIVE
YEARS NOW, ON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION,I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF
THIS ACCOUNT, A FOREIGNER {CHARLES BALLASSI }WHO DIED FIVE YEARS AGO IN
A MOTOR ACCIDENT.

WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE
BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE ORIGINAL ACCOUNT
OWNER. AND THEN USE MY POSITION AS THE MANAGER AND GIVE CLEARANCE FOR
ONWARD REMISSION OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.
I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ACCOUNT,WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT TO THE BANK THROUGH A LAWYER. AFTER THE BANK
HAS ACCEPTED YOUR APPLICATION, THEN I WILL MOVE AHEAD TO DESTROY EVERY
DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUSINESS.

AND WE WILL GO AHEAD TO SHARE HIS FUND AT RATIO 30 AND 65 PERCENT, 30%
FOR YOUR SERVICES, AND 65% FOR ME,THE REMAINING 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE
FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION.PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY
IS NEEDED SO AS TO STOP FURTHER CONTACTS. THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE
VALUE OF BANKING SYSTEM,KINDLY INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

THANKS,

BEST REGARD,
JOHNSON BARRY .

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