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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: "MARK DAVID ." <mdv_david@msn.com>
Reply-To: drmdv_david@msn.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:03:25 +0000
Subject: Your utmost response is needed.

ATTN: READ CAREFULLY,

I want you to patiently read this confidential business offer which Will be
of mutual benefit to both of us. I am Dr. Mark David, the Head of Delegation
to the World Bank in West Africa. I am the linkman between the Organization
For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum sector in a West
African country. I also attend OPEC meetings Constantly in Geneva on the
auspices of World Bank and with 26 years of experience.

Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to make
US$25.5million, which is currently deposited in a Security company in
Europe. I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it
directly because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau
forbids me to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am
contacting you for assistance, If you will be interested, the documents with
which the fund is deposited will be changed to reflect you as the new
beneficiary so that you will be eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.
Claim documents as well as the details will be processed sent to you as soon
as you respond favorably to this proposal.

I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance while 60%will be for me
and 10% will be for expenses that may be incurred on both sides. I am aware
of the international monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after
the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on United States of America and to
avoid any state of financial investigation I will provide a classified
clearance paper from the relevant body which will exonerate the money from
either drug, money laundered or terrorist related proceeds.

Kindly respond to my proposal indicating interest. I want to assure you that
there is no risk attached in this transaction. You should also provide me
with your private telephone for easier communication.

I hope you look favorably to my proposal.

Best regards,

Dr.Mark David.

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