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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: "DR.MARK DAVID" <mark.david@rediffmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mdvdavid@fastermail.com
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 02:07:01 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE RESPONSE NEEDED.

ATTN:READ CAREFULLY

I want you to patiently read this confidential business
offer which will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I am
Dr.Mark David, the Head of Delegation to the WorldBank
in West Africa. I am the linkman between the Organization
For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the
petroleum sector in a West African country. I also attend
OPEC meetings constantly in Geneva on the auspicies of
World Bank.

Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was
able to make US$25.5million, which is currently deposited
in a Security company in Europe. I want you to assist
me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly because
I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau
forbids me to acquire such amount of money. It is on this
basis that I am contacting you for assistance, If you will
be interested, claim documents have been processed and
will be sent to you.The documents with which the fund is
deposited will be changed to reflect you as the new
beneficiary so that you will be eligible to collect the fund
on my behalf.

I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance while 60%
will be for me and 10% will be for expenses that may be
incurred on both sides. I am aware of the international
monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after the
September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on United States
of America and to avoid any state of financial investigation
I will provide a classified clearance paper from the
relevant body which will exonerate the money from either
drug, money laundered or terrorist related proceeds.

Kindly respond to my proposal on the receipt of your
mail indicating interest. I want to assure you that there is
no risk attached in this transaction. You should also
provide me with your private telephone and fax
numbers for easier communication.
NOTE:This business is top secret and confidential so
please keep it to yourself.Expecting your response.

Best regards,

Dr.Mark David

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