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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: "barristerado mufutauwdin" <barrister.ado.mufutauwdin@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrister.ado.mufutau1@inbox.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:26:58 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION:

ATTENTION:
FROM: DESK OF BARRISTER ADO MUFUTAU
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must crave
your indulgence to introduce myself to you.
I am Barrister. ADO MUFUTAU the personal attorney to Mr.mark, an engineer
who worked with the Shell-Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria.
On the 25 December, 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were
involved in a auto-crash along the ever busy Sagamu-Ibadan High Way. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquires to their embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relations but to no avail. However, I got your contact
through the International web directory. Hence the need to get in touch with
you as one who shares the same families name. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get
Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this Huge deposits
were lodge. Particularly, the Global Securities Finance Company Where the
deceased had an account valued at about $12.5 Million Dollars has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased or have the account
confiscated within a shot Period of time.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the Relatives for over 1 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin to the deceased,
so that the proceeds of this Account valued at 12.5 million dollars can be
paid to you and Then you and I can share the money. However, on smooth
conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% as gratification
for your assistance to us, while the remaining 70% will be for me and my
colleagues. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup
any claim we might make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable
this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the Law. Please get in touch with me
through my email and send to me your Telephone and fax numbers to enable us
go further about this Transaction.

Your reply should on my official email:barrister.ado.mufutau@inbox.com
Best regards,
Barriste Ado Mufutau

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