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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: Hall <pehall1960@djmillenium.com>
Reply-To: pehall1960@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:18:11 +0000
Subject: Good Day

I am Peter Hall, head of group risk, of one of the multi-national banks here in London, England.

On Tuesday, 19 January, 1999, one Dr. H. Paul Jacobi, an American citizen, made anumbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at tens of millions of pounds for twelve calender months in my Bank Branch.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his company that Dr. H. Paul Jacobi was aboard the ill-fated EgyptAir Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31, 1999 (http://www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm). After further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved fruitless.

The total sum is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.

In accordance with the British banking laws and constitution, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will be reverted to the British Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.

Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to the late Dr. H. Paul Jacobi.

If this interests you, please reply as stated with your private telephone/fax number as I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the Bank's head of group risk to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.

Further details shall be communicated to you upon receipt of your favourable response.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Peter Hall

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