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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" <drm_david@msn.com>
Reply-To: dmrk_david@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:46:35 +0000
Subject: Your utmost response is required.

ATTN: READ CAREFULLY,


Compliments of the season.I hope that this mail would get to you in a good
state of the mind as it leaves me at present.However, I have to start by
introducing myself to you. I am Dr.Mark David,the Head of Delegation to the
WorldBank in West Africa.I am the linkman between the Organization For
Petroleum Exporting Countries -OPEC and the petroleum sector in a West
African country.I also attend OPEC meetings constantly in Geneva on the
auspicies of World Bank and with 26 years experience.

Anyway,I got your contact on the internet and wants to contact you for your
assistance in transaction which invovle the transfer of money from a
security company in Europe.Sincerely, i would want us to discuss more on
this transaction as partners because it involves a certain amount which the
code of conduct beareau forbids me to posses based on my position as a
public servant in my country. Nevertheless,once your interest is indicated
in a return mail, more details on this transaction would be made known to
you. Also certified documents that would be needed would be provided as
well.

Finally, I do look forward to a positive response and an anticipated
co-operation from you.
Thank you.


Yours faithfully,

Dr.Mark David.

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