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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: "Michael obi" <michael_obi@officer1.net>
Reply-To: michael_obi01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:00:01 +0000
Subject: Late Morris Thompson

Dear Friend,

First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidenciality in this Transaction.

I am Michael Obi, Credit Officer of a bank in Lagos Nigeria. I came to you
in my private search for a reliable person to handle this confidential
transaction, which involves huge sum of money to your country.

The Proposition: A foreigner American, late Morris Thompson who died on
January 31 aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed into the Pacific
Ocean not far from Los Angeles., while returning from Mexico for on a
vacation. He Banked with us at our bank and had a closing balance worth
US$11,Million, having heard of the tragic incident involving late Morris
Thompson the bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary. Valuable efforts
have been made by the Bank management to get in touch with any of His
family's but I personally found out that He died with out a will.

I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life and that of my family,
I now decided to seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to
late Morris Thompson, so that the fund (US$11M) will be released into your
account as the next of kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this
fund will be carefully worked out, by the lawyer that will be employ to work
on your behalf . You can take time and verify from the website as shown
herein for confirmation of the crash,

<http://edition.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>

I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and
risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest will be for myself.
The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the
tatal sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the sucess of
this transaction. 70% will be for us here. As soon as I receive an
acknowledge of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately
start up with the process. If this proposal is acceptable by you,
kindly reply me immediately you get this mail.

I want you to also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or preferably
your mobile numbers as well as your full names and address,I will have to
apply for the release and subsequent transfer of the fund in your
favour.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

Yours faithfully,
Dr Michael Obi

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