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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
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Fraud email example:

From: "GAMBO BAKARE" <gambobakare@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrbakare100@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:15:14 +0000
Subject: Greetings to you

Greetings to you,

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 Gambo.Bakare,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)

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 alife and that they are all dead.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-(USD14.
1million US dollars).

Now my 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 to me as soon as
possible with your full willingness.

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 reply as soon as you receive my message.

Respectfully yours,

Dr Gambo.Bakare,

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