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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: abaimo@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:07:17 +0100
Subject: From Mr. Aba Imo

From Mr. Aba Imo
Imo Financial Consultant Ltd

My Dear,

I am Mr. Aba Imo the Personal Financial/Business Consultant to Late Dr.Charles
Walter. An Oil Merchant a foreigner who lived in West Africa and died without
any WILL His bank contacted us to assist in locate any of my clients relatives
or next of kin in regards to his deposit of $17M.

I write you this letter in good faith and I tried to reach you on phone
without any success as it is always engage. After thorough inquiries and
crosschecking, I know that he had no wife or children that are known only
to his lawyer and me. His Bank wants if his lawyer or I can provide them
his relatives, Next of Kin or have the account confiscated in a shot time
we wish to secure some economic arrangement by way of soliciting for a trusted
foreigner like you to put immediate claims to this dormant account. So that
the fund will be released and paid into your Bank account as the beneficiary
with our position all documents and proofs to enable you get this fund will
be carefully worked out through his Lawyer.

I assuring you that this business is 100% risk free involvement, we and
I will share the money. The sharing ratio will be 65% to us for investment
purpose under your care and 30% to you, while 5% should be for expenses
or tax as your government may require.

Note this information known only to you. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement
of receipt and acceptance of our mutual business proposal,
I will furnish you with the necessary step to follow in regards of this
deposit in question. Get in touch with me immediately kindly signify you
interest by replying via my personal e-mail address below is very
important you respond.

Best regards,

Mr. Aba Imo
(Imo Financial Consultant Ltd)
aba_imo@ummah.org


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