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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: "Mr. Tony Daniel" <mr_tonydaniel1@msn.com>
Reply-To: mr_tonydaniel@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:12:40 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,

My name is Mr.Tony A Daniel, I am the chief Accountant of a bank here
in Nigeria. I would want to use this medium after going through your
profile to seek for assistance in a business transaction which is of mutual
benefit. A foreigner late Engineer.David A .Soper who is an Oil
Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death
in a ship mishap,who banked with us at our Bank and had a closing balance of
US$15.million,which the bank now expect any of his available next of kin to
claim.

To this regards, I have been directed by the board of Trustees of the
bank to notify the diseased next of kin, which I have done and found out
that he has no next of kin, which means that this funds will be lost to the
government,which we all know will be stolen. In order to avert this
development,myself and some of my trusted colleagues in the bank now
seek yourindulgence to have you stand as late Mr.David Soper's next of kin
so that the fund will be subsequently transferred and paid into your foreign
account.

On indicating your interest, all documents and proofs to enable you get
this funds will be carefully worked out and we are assuring you a 100% risk
free transaction. You will be allowed to retain 30% of the total amount
after the transaction. If this proposal is okay by you, and you wish to take
advantage of the trust bestowned on you, reply this mail to enable me
furnish you with relevant details to this transaction. You can also drop
your private phone number for easy communication.

Best regards,

Tony Ade Daniel.


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