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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: "DAVID OWOLABI" <davidowoblow006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: david_owo@indiatimes.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 03:20:53 +0000
Subject: RE:LATE GOLDDERG ESTATE BENEFIT(NEXT OF KIN)

Good day,

I am David Owolabi, Lawyer/Fiduciary agent to late Mr. W. D. GOLDBERG On
the 4th of January 2004, we lost the entire family of late Mr.W.D GOLDBERG
to the EGYPTIAN Boeing 737 PLANE CRASH in the red sea with the whole
passengers on board. He left a good sum of money in his account with Union
Bank Plc. which the bank now claim to be dormant and unserviceable and
likely to be confisticated if the relative of the deceased fail to show up
before the bank auditing exercise that is due to come up soon.

At this point I am contacting you concerning a business acquaintance that
necessitates you to act as a new beneficiary cum next of kin to the said
dormant account because of your name resemblance, as I hope to give you more
technical details on how the fund will be released and paid to you. Be rest
assured that this is a very secure and risk free transaction, I need you to
send your personal details such as Full names, home/office address, phone
and fax numbers respectively should you be interested.
Upon your acceptance I shall be compensating you with 50% of the total sum
on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while the balance
shall be for me. If this proposal is ACCEPTABLE by you please endeavor to
contact me immediately. Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have
bestowed on you.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.


Thanks and best regards,

Barrister David Owolabi.
TELEPHONE NUMBER +234-8064029511

N.B: YOU MAY ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER SHOULD YOU NOT BE
INTERESTED.



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