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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: "mohamed yaya" <mohamed7yaya@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:16:02 +0000
Subject: Urgent Needed..............Sir

FROM THE DESK OF MR MOHAMED YAYA
AUDITING DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA
LOME TOGO/Email:(mohamed1yaya@yahoo.com)
Dear Sir,

I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to honour against your will.I am Dr mohamed yaya, and work
with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast). Here in
this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to a
American national who is now late Mr Morris Thompson who died on Alaska
Airlines Flight 261.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/More details
about the deceased himself,you can check on
(http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html). STATUS &
NATURE OF TRANSACTION:

When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this
account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system investigation
and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late
person is aware of this account.This is the story in a nutshell. Now I want
an account overseas where the bank will transfer this funds.Thereafter,I had
planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful
network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to
ensure a hitch-free operation.The amount is not so much at the moment and
plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands
at-(US$14 million US dollars).

Now our questions are:-1. Can you handle this project?2. Can I give you this
trust?3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer.?
Consider this and get back at us as soon as possible.Finally, it is our
humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the
necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves. I Expect
your urgent response if you can handle this project. after sending a mail
for confirmation.I am expecting your urgent response as soon as you receive
my message. Kindly send any message through my alternative email addresses
below for security measures thus; Private

TELEPHON..................................IF AVAILABLE
Private FAX NO:......................................IF AVAILABLE
Private EMAIL ADDRESS:........................
YOUR NAME:...........................................

RESPECTFULL YOURS,
DR. MOHAMED YAYA
Contact email:mohamed1yaya@yahoo.com

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