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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: Rankin <Rankin@163.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 23:06:29 -0800
Subject: Kindly Assist

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Ian Rankin,an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, by name Mr.Bill Owen, who here
in after shall be referred to as my client,died as a result of an auto car accident here in England.

I am contacting you to assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged by my client with a bank in the United
States Of America (New York) his bank,is not decleared unclaimed hence my reason for this contact to
you.

This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late
client,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you,Then we can share the amount on a
mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If
this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to
indicate your interest.

However if you are willing to assist me in this venture i will establish a verbal telephone communication
with you and bring you into a much better picture of the situation.Please contact me with email address
below: ianrankin@indiatimes.com

Best Regards,

Barrister Ian Rankin,

Morley House,

26-30 Holborn Viaduct,

London EC1A 2BP,

U.K

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