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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "harrison benson" <ben230230230@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:06:23 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY WITH TRUST

My Dear,
First, I'm asking for your utmost confidentiality in this Transaction.
I am Mr.Benson Harrison, Foreign Operations Manager Citi Bank Plc. On the 30th of June 2002, Mr. Dixon Barry was involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express road,All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. He banked with us at Citi Bank Plc And had balance of US$8.6, Million, having heard of the tragic incident the bank now expects a next of kin as the beneficiary. Valuable efforts have been made by Citi Bank to get in touch with any of his family members but I personally found out that he until his death he neither had wife nor children that is known to us.
I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life and that of my family,
I now decided to seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to late Mr. Dixon that the fund (US$8.6M) will be released in to your account as the next of kin. All documents and proves
to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out by the lawyer that I will employ to work with me down here on your behalf.
I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and risk free
involvement. Your share stays while the rest will be for me. The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of this transaction. 65% will be for us here. While 5% as been set aside for expenses incurred in due process of this transaction.
As soon as I receive an acknowledge of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the processing of the documents of claim with the lawyer.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly get back to me .I want you to also furnish
me with your private telephone/fax or preferably your mobile phone to enable us communicate easily,  and I will have to apply for the release and subsequent Transfer of the fund in your
favor.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Benson Harrison

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