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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: "genia moore" <gm4789@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:20:29 -0900
Subject: PLEASE CALL ME IMMEDIATELY

Dear,

I AM AN ACCOUNTING OFFICER OF A BANK IN WEST AFRICA (INTERNATIONAL
BANK OF AFRICA) THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF OUR BANK IS OVER
US($48,000,000.00 (Fourty Eight million US DOLLARS) AND THE CURRENT ASSETS
OF OUR BANK IS RELATIVELY LIQUID RESOURCES. THIS CATEGORIES INCLUDES CASH,
INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES,RECEIVABLE, INVENTORIES AND PREPAID
EXPENSES.

IN RECENT YEARS THE ANNAUL REVENUE OF OUR BANK HAS EXCEEDED TO US$100M (ONE
HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) AND MY RESPONSIBITY IS FOR ME TO
MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MONETARY INTERNAL CONTROL,CONTROLLING THE BANK CASH
POSITION, BUDGETTING AND FOR THE PREPARATION OF ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

THE NUMBER OF CAPITAL SHARES WHICH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE YEAR 2005 IS
UNDER MY JURISDICTION IS US$300,000 AND THE OUTSTANDING SHARE THAT IS
PRESENTLY UNDER MY CONTROL AND SUPERVISION IS US$25 MILLION USD (TWENTY FIVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

WE ARE IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2005 AND I NEED A RELIABLE FOREIGN
PARTNER THAT WILL ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THE FUND INTO HIS/HER BANK ACCOUNT.
I HAVE MANAGERIAL AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT BY
ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER FOR THE BENEFIT OF INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY..
I NEED YOUR FAX AND PHONE NUMBER.

WITH THE ABOVE INFORMATION, I WILL EFFECT THE PAYMENT OF US$4 MILLION
DOLLARS
INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT AND THIS WILL ONLY TAKE US 24 BANKING
WORKING HOURS TO EXECUTIVE THIS FINANCIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL
BENEFIT BOTH PARTIES . 10% OF THE TOTAL FUND FOR VALUE ADDED TAX THAT WILL
BE REQUIRED BY YOUR BANK OFFICIAL.

THE BANK WILL SEND YOU VALID CONCRETE AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT AND TELEX
CONFIRMATION WILL BE SEND TO YOUR BANK AND FOR YOU TO VARIFY FROM YOUR BANK
AS SOON AS THE FUND HIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

NOTE: Please kindly state your early response immediately on this
email: gm4789@yahoo.com
for more details on the modalities involves in this business and it is
top secret you have to keep strictly confidential.
I WILL BE EXPRECTING YOUR URGENT COMPLIANCE AND FEED BACK.
YOURS TRULY,
UWE MOORE.
1.Can you handle this project?
2. Can we give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission if you can sponsor this Transaction?
PLEASE CALL ME IMMEDIATELY ON 00228 929 4317.

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