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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: "tim okolo" <barokolotim@msn.com>
Reply-To: okolotim@msn.com
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:09:35 +0000
Subject: Mutual Trust.

Dear friend,

How are you today? It is my pleasure to write to you this day, I came across
your email address, through surfing the internet, my name is Tim Okolo, a
close friend to Late Mr. Mark David a multi-investor and a former Senior
Executive officer of Shell Oil and Gas for 15 years, but died along with his
family On October 31, 1999 in a plane crash.

For more information about this crash and person's on board you can contact
this website: http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/2002/aab0201.htm My client, Mr.
Mark David, had deposited One Million U.S.Dollars (U.S.$1,000,000) with one
of the commercial bank here in Nigeria, with hope to Transfer it to his home
country for a viable investment while working with Shell.


However, since his death there has not been trace of any person to claim the
deposited fund, which has remained dormant for years. Although, I am obliged
to keep this secret within my jurisdiction but new Governmental laws made it
imperative to transfer the said amount through trustworthy friend whom I
shall present to the bank as the bonafide next-of-kin to the deceased.

I can't watch the deposit forfeited, as the bank is threatening to seal up
this deposit if there is no response from the beneficiary due to orders from
the government that all dormant accounts should be sealed up and transfer to
the Federation Account.

The fascinating issue here is that you are from the same country with my
client. so any form of identity would just work for approval of the transfer
in your name.

This is life for me and I hope to make a living out of this. Do consider
this favorably and get back to me.

Sincerely,
Tim Okolo.

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