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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: "Dada Obaseki" <Dada01@educ.ar>
Reply-To: da_obas005@yahoo.com.br
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:42:28 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE

DEAREST,


MY NAME IS DR. DADA OBASEKI,
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK TOGO.

I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(WILLIAM BARNES
OF AMERICA) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN
AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF
THROUGH THIS WEB SITE.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

SIR/MADAM, SINCE THE DEMISE OF WILLIAM BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED
WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS
NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HER FUNDS OF USD30M,[THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME ON THIS NOTE I
DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,

AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND
THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN SIX
YEARS,BECUASE AFTER SIX YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION
AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.

THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED
BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT
MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCESS OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST
WILL BE FOR ME.

THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE
FOR RETIREMENT.UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX
OR E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS
THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS
(dad_seki@yahoo.com.ar)

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

REGARDS,
DR. DADA OBASEKI.
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ;dad_seki@yahoo.com.ar





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