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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: "Tochi Johnson" <tochijohnson10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tochijohnson@o2.ie
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:44:14 +0000
Subject: Expecting Your Urgent Response

Expecting Your Urgent Response
Dear friend ,
I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to honour against your will. I am Mr Tochi Johnson, I work
with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast). Here in
this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to a
American national who is now late Mr Morris Thompson who died on Alaska
Airlines with his wife and daughter on Alaska Airline Flight 261.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

When I discovered that there had been no deposite nor withdrawals from this
account for this long period,I decided to carry out a system investigation
and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late
person is aware of this account. This is the story in a nutshell.Now I want
an account overseas where the bank will transfer this funds.Thereafter,I had
planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful
network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to
ensure a hitch-free operation. The amount is not so much at the moment and
plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands
at-(US$14.1million US dollars).

Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer.

Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Finally, it is our
humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the
necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves. I Expect
your urgent response if you can handle this project. I am expecting your
urgent response as soon as you receive my message.

Respectfully yours,
Mr Tochi Johnson.

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