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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: "peddro williamss" <peddrowilliamss@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:53:56 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION: BUSINESS CONSULTANT

ATTENTION: BUSINESS CONSULTANT
FROM: DESK OF BARRISTER PEDDRO WILLIAMS
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. peddrowilliams the personal attorney to Mr. Robin Marisol ,
an
engineer who worked with the NIGERIAN SEA PORT AUTHORITY AS MARINE engineer
INCHARGE OF MAINTENANCE in Nigeria. On the 25 OCTORBER, 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 50% as
gratification for your assistance to us, while the remaining 50% 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:PEDDRO_WILLIAMS@HOTMAIL.COM
Best regards,
Barrister peddrowilliams



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