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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 Mike Okiki" <mikeokiki@box.az> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:17:41 +0000
Subject:

I am Mr. Mike Okiki an accountant officer with Citi Bank,Plc here i
n Dakar Sengal. I gathered your information from my country's international
chamber of trade and commerce, The business I am about to introduce is
basedon sheer trust and with a sense of purpose.I am contacting you
to assist in repatriating the sum of ($15.2M)u.S dollars.The money and
property left behind by Dr.Solomon who died accidentally On the 21st
of April 2000, Dr Solomon Komana, his wife and their two Children
were killed by rebels on the past crisis in Liberia during the Time of their
formal president Charles Taylor near their village called Kuru .I gathered
all this information through a good source after my several routine note
to his forwarding address. Because he had served here in Dakar Senegal
as a business consultant with the Senegalaise National Petroleum & Gas
Corperation.SNPGC and a special ass advise to the OPEC.

Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here in Dakar
senegal to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you as his account officer to work with you before the fund get
confiscate or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge
deposits were lodged. Particularly. Now the management has been
dlibrating on how to revert this fund to the bank privacy and Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you are a foriegner so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $15.200,000:00 can be paid to you and then
you and I can share the money. 50% to me and 40% to you, while
10% will be maped out for any miscellaneous expenses that might incure
in the cause of this transaction.

I have all the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and
this I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in
the wrong hands. All I require is your honest and sincere co-operation
to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee you that this transaction
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
and I from any breach of the law. Reply me through my e-mail address
(mikeokiki@box.az) Looking forward to hear from you at this private

e-mail for security purpose.


Yours Sincerely,
MR Mike Okiki

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