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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: "adeyemi"<adeyemi12@myway.com>
Reply-To: adeyemi12@mixmail.com
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:26:41 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Reply For More Details


Hello,Sir/Madam,I am Mr.Adeyemi Adeleke a business consultant and my client aforeigner who is a contractor with the Federal Ministry of Petroluem,Nigeria National Petroluem Cooperation (NNPC), Who died in a fitalaccident with his family his wife and two of his kids and have all been buried and up till now I could not locate any of his relation as he made his wife the next of kin and both of them died on the accident.Based on this I want to move this money to abroad before the 2007 thatthe new government will takes over, so that his account will not befound with such amount and for such I want to make you the next of kinto Mr. Robert C.Wayleen urgently for investment.The amountthatinvolved is Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars to invest in your country. you are entitle to 30% for using your name and account to receive this funds and 10% set aside for our both expense to be incurred during the transfer process. You are 100% risk free as transfer will
be done legally.If you are interest and can handle this transfer you reply for more details of transaction.RegardsMr.Adeyemi Adeleke

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