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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: mikeimaga@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:48:03 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20MR=2EMIKE?=

ECOBANK NIG. PLC
41 Ajose Adeogun Street.
Victoria Island, Lagos.
FROM:MIKE IMAGA
ACCOUNT OFFICER
+234 -803-3285870

ATTN:
How are you and your family, hope fine? How is your business, I believe
everything is very good.I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise
as we have not known or met each other before,either as friends or as business
partner. My name is MR MIKE IMAGA, ECOBANK Nigeria Plc with 29 years banking
experience.Presently,we have an outstanding deposit of US$27,100.000.00
belonging to Mr. James D. Robert, one of the directors of Chevron Nig. Plc
who died two years ago of heart attack.Now, this amount has been lying down
in dormant personal account of Mr.James D. Robert without any claim by his
next of kin.However,after thorough inquiries and crosschecking,we have discovered
that no member of his family is aware of this huge deposit otherwise the
bank supposed to have received a letter of inquiries from them.

Consequently, with the collaboration of my two staff of the bank, we wish
to make and secure economic arrangement by way of soliciting for a trusted
foreigner who can put immediate claims to this dormant account.
After our last meeting, we have resolved to give you 20% of the total sum
as the account holder while 80% must be retained for me and my partners
for any investment options in your country.Please be informed that every
official protocol must be attained before swift transfer to your nominatedbank
account,secondly, secrecy is also required until the conclusion of this
transaction. With your co_operation and punctuality this transaction will
take less than 7 working days of full banking operation and Please communicate
your decision to me urgently,indicating your Telephone number in your reply
so that I can call you and talk this thing over with you.

Yours faithfully,
MIKE IMAGA
ACCOUNT OFFICER
ECOBANK. PLC





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