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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: "frank Uzoma" <frank_uzoma200@msn.com>
Reply-To: frank_uzoma2006@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:22:38 +0000
Subject: ESTATE FOR CLAIM{YOUR CONSENT PLEASE

Hello,
My name is Mr.Frank Uzoma; 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 abusiness transaction which is of mutualbenefit.A
foreigner late Mr. David Hardy who is from United States,anOil
Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death
in a ship mishap,who banked withus at our Bank and had a closingbalance
ofUS$21.5million,whichthe bank now expect any of his availablenext of kin to
claim.

To this regards, I have been directed by the board ofTrustees of thebank to
notify the deceased next of kin,which I have done and found outthat he has
no next of kin,which means that this funds will be lost
tothegovernment,which we all know will be stolen. In order to avert this
development ,myself and some of my trustedcolleagues in the bank now
seekyour indulgenceto have you stand as late Mr.David Hardy's next of kin so
that the fund will be subsequently transferred and paidinto yourforeign
account.
On indicating your interest, all documents and proofs toenable you
getthisfunds will be carefully worked out andwe are assuring you
a100%riskfreetransaction.You will be allowed to retain 30% of the
totalamount afterthetransaction.If this proposal is okay by you, and
youwishtotake advantage of the trust bestowed on you reply thismail toenable
me furnish you with relevant details to thistransaction.
Kindly contact me through this e-mail:

Best regards and God Bless
Frank Uzoma


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