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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" <dr.mark_david@indiatimes.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dr.markdavid@netzero.net
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:08:08 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.

ATTN :READ CAREFULLY.

Compliments of the season.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.I
am 54 years of age and with 26 years experience.

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 propose to 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 in
ternational 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 this 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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