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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: "Mr John Mark" <marc_pebles@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: john_mark@caramail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:05:58 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR ATTENTION.

MR.JOHN MARK,
BENIN REPUBLIC.
REF:EMAIL;marc_pebbles@yahoo.com

GOOD DAY,

WITH WARM HEART I OFFER MY FRIENDSHIP AND MY GREETINGS AND I HOPE THIS LETTER
MEETS YOU IN GOOD TIME. IT WILL BE SURPRISING FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THIS PROPOSAL
FROM ME SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME PERSONALLY.

HOWEVER,I AM SINCERELY SEEKING YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION,WHICH
I,PROPOSE WITH MY FREE MIND AND AS A PERSON OF INTEGRITY.

REASONSONS FOR CONTACTING YOU:

A) IT IS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS ALONE.


B) YOU LIVE IN A FOREIGN LAND FAR AWAY FROM MINE. THIS SHOULD NORMALLY NOT
BE A REQUIREMENT,BUT WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THE TRANSACTION THEN YOU WILL NDERSTAND
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU LIVE FAR AWAY FROM ME.

C) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION IS EIGHTEEN MILLION ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US $18.100,000.00) WHICH IS TOO MUCH
FOR A LOCAL ACCOUNT IN MY COUNTRY TO HANDLE.

I BELIEVE FROM MY FEW POINTS ABOVE, YOU CAN BEGIN TO GET AN IDEA WHY I NEED
YOUR PARTICIPATION.

I AM WRITING YOU IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO HAS A DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT
IN MY BANK. HIS NAME WAS ENGINEER FRANK OlIVER DARIEN. HE WAS AMONG THOSE
WHO DIED IN THE BENIN DECEMBER 2003 PLANE CRASH WHILE ON HIS WAY TO BEIRUT.SEE
THE WEBSITES BELOW FOR MORE DETAIL.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/25/world/main590221.shtml

SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER,ENGINEER FRANK OLIVER, WHO WAS AN OIL
MERCHANT/IMPORT & EXPORTER,I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE WATCH OF THE DEPOSIT RECORDS
AND ACCOUNTS AND SINCE THEN NOBODY HAS COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY IN THIS A/C
AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE ENGINEER. HE HAD ONLY EIGHTEEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US $18.100,000.00)IN HIS ACCOUNT AND THE
ACCOUNT IS CODED.

IT IS ONLY AN INSIDER THAT COULD PRODUCE THE CODE OF THE DEPOSIT PARTICULARS.AS
IT STANDS NOW, THERE IS NOBODY IN THAT POSITION TO PRODUCE THE NEEDED INFORMATION
OTHER THAN MY VERY SELF,CONSIDERING MY POSITION IN THE BANK.BASED ON THE
REASON THAT NOBODY HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN.

I HEREBY ASK YOU TO HELP ME SEND AN APPLICATION TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF
KIN TO THE DECEASED AND GET THIS FUND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR FOREIGN BANK
A/C AFTER WHICH THERE WOULD BE MUTUAL SHARING BETWEEN MYSELF AND YOU,5% FOR
EXPENSES WE WILL INCURE,45% FOR YOU AND 50% FOR ME.

ALL I NEED IS FOR YOU TO FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS CLOSELY BECAUSE I AM EXPERIENCED
IN INHERITANCE MATTERS HERE AND I AM ON GROUND HERE TO ADVICE YOU ON EVERY
STEP UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE FUND. WHAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS TO SEND AN APPLICATION
TO THE BANK AS NEXT OF KIN TO THIS LATE ENGINEER AND I PROMISE YOU THAT EVERYTHING
WILL GO SMOOTHLY.

I ALSO INDULGE YOU NOT TO MAKE UNDO USE OF THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU,I
NEED ALSO TO TRUST THAT YOU WILL NOT TELL PEOPLE OR YOUR BANK ABOUT THIS
BUSINESS,EVEN MY OWN BANK TOO.

YOU WILL COLLECT THE MONEY FIRST,THEN I GET MY SHARE, THEN YOU CAN TELL ANYBODY
WHAT YOU CHOSE THEREAFTER.I SHALL NEED YOUR HELP TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY
THEREFORE,ANY EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE IN THIS AREA WILL BE BENEFICIAL.


PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTION AND SEEK FOR EXPLANATIONS IF REQUIRED
AND UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR FAVOURABLE RESPONSES,YOU SHOULD INCLUDING YOUR
TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US.

YOURS TRUELY,
MR.JOHN MARK.

Note:I could be easily be reached with marc_pebbles@yahoo.com


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