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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: "mr larson DAVID" <larson020@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 21:57:00 -0700
Subject: PRIORITY ABSOLUTE:


DEAR PARTNER,
IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT ( TWENTY SIX MILLION
U.S.DOLLARS) FROM OUR BANK. I HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOOK
FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE
FOR THIS IMPORTANT TRANSACTION. BELIEVING THAT YOU
WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.
I AM MR LARSON DAVID.THE AUDITOR AND COMPUTING
MANAGER FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1980 AND
SINCE 1990 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN,
AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS,
I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT
URGENTELY,IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.
HOW THE MONEY CAME ABOUT:
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR GAVIN LADHAMS A
FOREIGNER AND THE MANAGER OF PETROL CHEMICAL SERVICE,
A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY PROFFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE
1980.AND THEN,SINCE 1990, NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIS
ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO
OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS
WELL THAT HIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (U.S.$
26,000,000.00).
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN
ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM
ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY
CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE BUT CAN
ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE
MONEY IS U.S DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE
ACCOUNT IS MR GAVIN LADHAMS AND HE WAS A FOREIGNER
TOO.
I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A
SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELF BEFORE, BUT BE SURE
THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.I BELIEVE IN
GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS
INVESTMENT, YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE
CONTACTED FOR THIS INVESTMENT FOR NOW. SO PLEASE REPLY
URGENTLY.
WHEN THE TRANSFER IS APPROVED AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE IS
ALOCATED OVERSEAS,THROUGH THE OFFSHORE PAYING
DELEGATE FOR FINAL CLEARANCE AND SIGNING OF THE
PAYMENT REALEASE FORM BY THE BENEFICIARY, I WANT US TO
SEE AT THE OVERSEA PAYING CLEARANCE OFFICE FACE TO
FACE OR SIGNING OF THE ORIGINAL BINDDING AGREEMENT TO
BIND US TOGETHER SO THAT,WE CAN RECEIVE THIS MONEY
INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT OR ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE
WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMITTED.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A
FOREIGNER WITH A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AS THE REAL
BENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS
WORK FINE, BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE
THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS THE CORRECT
INFORMATION TO THIS ACCOUNT,WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU
WHEN SURE OF YOUR CAPABILITY TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN
STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST.
ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AND MY ADVICE FOR OUR
MUTUAL BENEFIT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY
MISTAKE, I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUST. I
SHALL DESTROY ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THIS
TRANSACTIONS IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVED THIS MONEY
LEAVING NO TRACE TO ANY PLACE.
I WILL USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE ON OTHER STAFFS
TO EFFECT THE LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD TRANSFER OF
THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE
FROM FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT. WITH ASSURANCE THAT
THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL
TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENT.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS INVESTMENT, YOU WILL BE
GIVEN 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT,WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR
ME,AND 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES , BOTH PARTIES MIGHT
HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.
REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL larson020@hotmail.com
THANKS
MR LARSON DAVID





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