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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: "Mark David" <markdavid55@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:12:53 +0000
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?

Can I Trust You?

My name is Mr.Mark David, of Credit and Foreign Bills of Eco Bank Plc.
I am writing in respect of a foreigner (Mr.Morris Thompson ) an American who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter.

You shall read more about the crash on visiting this website.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html )
Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of usd.20.5 m, {Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars] which has been with my branch 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 be the next of kin. And the banking ethics
here does not allow such money to stay more than five years, because money
will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period.

I will give you 40% of the total, Upon the receipt of your response, I will
not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that
you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be
finalized within five banking days, after you apply to the bank as a
relation
to the deceased.

When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your
interest including your Full Name and private Tel/Fax numbers for quick
communication between us through my private mailling box:( ) for more
details.
Thanks and Remain Blessed,while waiting for your positive reply to my
letter.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Mark David.

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