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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: mjega@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:39:50 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

DEAR SIR
I am an Accountant with ECO BANK PLC, My name is
MR.DAVID DAGOGO a Banker,I am the personal Account
Manager to an oil ENGR. D JOHNS a foreign National
who used to work with Summit Oil company in
Nigeria.Here in after shall be refered to as my client
On May 12,2000,my client, his wife, and their three
children were involved in a car accident along
Aba/Portharcourt express way.All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I
have made several inquiries to embassies to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts to locate any member of his family hence I
decided to contact you.I have contacted you to assist
me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they Get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged,particularly the ECO BANK PLC. Where the
deceased had an account Valued at about ($30 Million
US Dollars).The Directors of my bank has Issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account
confiscated within the next ten official working
days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 2 years now,I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the
proceeds of this account valued at ($30 Million U S
Dollars)can be paid to you and then you and me
Can share the money.70% to me and 30% to you.An
attorney will be contracted to help us revalidate and
notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make.All I require is
your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.My direct line is ;234-80-
42735529.My private email box
is[david_dagogo@mailnow.org,david_dagogo@ny.com]
Best Regards
MR DAVID DAGOGO

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