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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • abm_egobia@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Abraham Egobia" <abegobia12@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:38:43 +0000
Subject: TOP URGENT MESSAGE!!


From:The Manager,
International Commercial Bank
First Light Branch


Good Evening
This email is not in anyway an official but a personal and
confidential proposal to you. My name is Mr. Abraham Egobia.

I am the manager of First Light branch of international Commercial Bank . I
am married with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the
transfer of US$ 4,850,020.00.
This fund is the excess of what my branch in where I am the manager made as
profit last year.

I have already submitted an approved report for end of the Year to the head
office and they will never know of this excess amount that i have already
put in an escrow deposit vault account anonymously

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus
I am impelled to request for your mutual assistance to apply and claim this
money into your bank account for further investment in your country.
I am not a greedy man,I am only asking for 60% of the total back to me and
my colleague and 40% you can keep back for yourself for making the claims.

There are practically no risk involved in this transaction and everything
that you do to claim this fund will be under legitimate ground. The mode of
transfer is practically on your instruction to the bank.

All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If
you accept this
offer,I will appreciate your timely response.Pls reply me with Email:
abm_egobia@yahoo.com

With regards,

Mr. Abraham Egobia.

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