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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "GLIDDEN KENNEDY" <gliddenk-4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gliddenk@gawab.com
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:07:14 +0000
Subject: From: Mr.Glidden Kennedy,

From: Mr.Glidden Kennedy,
Account department
Orient Bank Plc
Victoria Island,
Lagos Nigeria.


Dear Friend,

Re:Transfer of the sum of us$20.5m dollars into your Account first, I must
solicit your
confidence in this Transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as
being Utterly confidential and top secret. Though i know that a
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone Apprehensive and
worried. But I am assuring you that All will be well at the end of the
day. We have decided To contact you through this medium due to the
urgency of this transaction as we have been reliably informed Of your
discreteness and ability. Let me start by Introducing myself to you.

I am Mr.Glidden Kennedy, A senior accountant with the Orient Bank Plc
Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria. I came to know about you in my private
search For a reliable and reputable person to handle this Confidential
transaction as we are still in active Service. The proposition.

A Canada national, late Engineer Jeffrey Landercasper,an oil
Merchant/contractor with the federal government of Nigeria, until his
death years ago in a ghastly Air crash in an Egyptian airline, banked
with us here at Orient Bank Plc Victoria Island Branch, Lagos, and Had
a closing balance of us$20.5m used which the bank Unquestionably
expects it to be claimed by any Available foreign next- of-kin to the
late beneficiary or alternatively be donated to a discredited trust
fund For the purchase of arms and ammunitions at the Military War
College in kaduna state here in northern Nigeria. Sequel to this,
fervent valuable efforts were Made by union bank plicate get in touch
with any of the Miguel’s family or relatives but proved to no avail.

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate
any of the late Engr.Jeffrey landercasper [next-of-kin] he had no known
wife and children) that the management under The influence of our
honorable chairman and members Of the board Of directors, (retired)
major-general kalu Uke Kalu that An arrangement is made for the fund to
be declared Un-claimable" and subsequently be donated to the trust Fund
for the purchase of arms and ammunition to further Enhance the course
of war in Africa and the world in General. In order to avert this crude
and negative Development, some of my trusted colleagues and i now Seek
your permission to have you stand as the Next-of-kin to late Engr.
Jeffrey Landercasper, soThat the fund us$20.5m would be released and
paid into Your account as the beneficiary's next-of -kin. All Documents
and proves to enable you receive this fund Will be carefully worked out
and more so as Professional bankers, we are assuring you of 100% Risk
free involvement. Your share stays while the Rest will be for me and my
colleagues for Investment purposes in your country.

If this proposal is alright by you, then kindly get to Me immediately with
your
following infomation, your full name and contact address, your
telephone/fax numbers, age and your occupation. Thank you in
anticipation of your Co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Glidden Kennedy,
(Senior accountant)
Orient Bank Plc
Victoria Island,
Lagos
Nigeria.

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