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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 Dada" <frank@dadachamber.org>
Reply-To: marc_moca@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 06:59:26 -0500
Subject: MUTAUL BENEFIT

FROM THE DESK OF
MR MARC MOCA
MANAGING DIRECTOR
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NAMIBIA
www.fnbnamibia.com.na
WINDHOEK-NAMIBIA
DIRECT NUMBER:27 11 401890


THE PRESIDENT/C.E.O

(SUBJECT URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL)


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 DEAL.

I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, AS I HAVE
BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED BY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY HERE IN
NIGERIA.OF YOUR DISCREETNESS AND ABILITY IN BUSINESS OF ITS NATURE.

LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU, I AM MR MARC MOCA THE
MANAGING DIRECTOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK PLC I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE
SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A
FOREIGN COUNTRY REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.

THE PROPOSITION AS A FOREIGNER, LATE ENGR. SHARON CREEKS AGE 42 (Snr) AN
OIL MERCHANT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT UNTIL HER DEATH IN KENYA
AIR BUS (A310-30) FLIGHT Ko430 THAT CRASHED, BANKED WITH US AT FIRST
NATIONAL BANK PLC (F.N.B) NAMIBIA AND HAD CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF
SEPTEMBER 2003 WORTH US (18.5M) EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HOUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY AS VALUABLE EFFORTS HAVE
BEEN MADE BY FIRST NATIONAL BANK
TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF CREEKS FAMILY OR ELECTIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS.
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY
OF LATE . SHARON CREEK
(Snrs) NEXT OF KIN ( HE HAD NO HUSBAN OR CHILDREN THAT IS KNOWN TO US).

THE MANAGEMENT FIRST NATIONAL BANK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT
ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED UNCLAIMED AND
SUBSEQUENTLY TO BE DONATED TO
THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE COURSES OF WAR IN
AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN
GENERAL.

IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES
AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE
ENGR. SHARON CREEK SO THAT THE FUND US $18.5M MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND
PAID TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OR NEXT OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO
ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO
PARTAKE IN THIS TRANSACTION.

I HAVE SECURED FROM PROBATE AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF THE
DECLARED BENEFICIARYS (NEXT OF KIN) AND MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU THAT
THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE AND
REST OF THE MONEY BE FOR MYSELF AND COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN
YOUR COUNTRY UNDER YOUR GUIDANCE, ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT REACHED BY BOTH
PARTIES.

MEANWHILE YOUR PERCENTAGE SHARE SHALL BE 25% AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENCES. AS
SOON AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL
THROUGH THE ABOVE PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE, WE WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH
NECESSARY STEPS TO TAKE BEGINNING WITH THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU
SHALL FORWARD TO THE BANK FOR SCRUTINY AND APPROVAL. AND PLEASE IF THIS IS
ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT MAKE UNDUE OF THE TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU.

BEST REGARDS,

MR MARC MOCA
MANAGING DIRECTOR

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