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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: "olaoluwa rasheed" <olaoluwarasheed@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:26:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: REPLY ASAP.


FROM MR.RASHEED OLAOLUWA.
UNIVERSAL TRUST BANK {NIG} PLC.
WWW.UTBPLC.COM

GREETINGS,

WITH DUE RESPECT, MY NAME IS MR.RASHEED OLAOLUWA AND I WORK AS ACTING MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE ABOVE NAMED BANK.IN 2000,WE RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED A DEPOSIT OF $29.5M FROM ONE MR.REIJO SAUNAMAKI WHO WAS A
FOREIGN NATIONAL THAT OWNED THE FAMOUS R.S ENGEERING,A CONSTRUCTION FIRM WHICH ENJOYED LARGE NIGERIAN
GOVERNMENTPATRONAGE.UNFORTUNATELY,MR.REIJO
IN APRIL 2004 DIED WITH HIS FAMILY IN A GHASTLY AUTO CRASH.

SINCE AFTER HIS DEMISE,THE BANK IS NOT ABLE TO FIND ONE THAT HAS RELATIONSHIP WITH REIJO TO CLAIM THIS MONEY AS HIS NEXT OF KIN. I PERSONALLY HAVE ALSO MADE CONCERTED EFFORTS,UNKNOWN TO OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE BANK SINCE THE DEATH OF REIJO TO TRACE ANY ONE EVEN WITH REMOTEST RELATIONSHIP WITH REIJO WITHOUT SUCCESS.

I AM THEREFORE CONTACTING YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME,SO THAT I CAN POSITION YOU AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AND CLAIM THIS MONEY FOR A SHARING FORMULAR AS THUS:YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 25% OF THE TOTAL MONEY
FOR PROVIDING LOGISTIC FOR THE TRANSFER.5% WILL BE EARMARKED TO OFFSET ANY EXPENSES THAT WE MAY INCURE IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSFER,WHILE I TAKE THE REMAINING 70%IF YOU ARE INTERESTED WITH THIS OFFER,KINDLY
EMAIL ME BACK INDICATING YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST.

IMPORTANT: YOU SHOULD INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION WHILE GETING BACK TO ME AS TO ENABLE US PROCEED AHEAD WITH THIS CLAIM WHICH YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE APPROPRAITE DEPARTMENT IN OUR BANK FOR THE
PROPER PROCESSING OF THE APPROVAL ORDER OF THIS FUNDS.

1.YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
2.YOUR AGE AND YOUR PROFFESSION.
3.YOUR TELEPHONE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY.

MR.RASHEED OLAOLUWA.
ACTING MANAGING DIRECTOR
/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.



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