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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: "Prince Rapheal." <princerapheal@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: prince_raph200@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:39:21 +0000
Subject: Are You Interesting?.

CITI BANK PLC PBC., ACCOUNTS DEPT.,
PLOT 23/27 ADEMOLA CRESCENT
DAKAR SENEGAL.

Dear Friend,
I am Prince Rapheal, an accountant with Citi Bank,Plc PBC. I gathered your information from the internet. The business I am about to introduce is basedon sheer trust and with a sense of purpose.I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the sum of $36M u.S dollars.The money and property left behind by Dr. Mark Wood Morie who had an accident On the 21st of April 2000, Dr Mark Wood Morie , his wife and their two Children were involved in a car accident in a remote village called Kuru near St. Louis in Cassamans. All occupants of the car Unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here in Dakar senegal to locate any of Morie's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you as his account officer to work with you before they get confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly,the Ctit Bank of of Senegal Plc where the deceased had an account valued at about thirty Six Million United States Dollars (US$36,000,000:00).

Now the management has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account frozen. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you are a foriegner so that the proceeds of this account valued at $36,000,000:00 can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 60% to me and 30% to you, while 10% will be maped out for any miscellaneous expenses that mightbe incure in the cause of this transaction.

I have all the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and this I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honest and sincere co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law. Reply me through my e-mail address (princerapheal2002@voila.fr </ym/Compose?To=princerapheal2002@voila.fr>) Looking forward to hear from you.
Yours Sincerely,
MR Prince Rapheal.

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