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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: j.philip1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:38:28 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=20NEED=20YOUR=20HELP=20URGENT=2E?=

ATTENTION:

SIR, I AM WRITTING TO YOU TODAY FOR AN URGENT IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO MY QUEST
AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU,THIS BUSINESS REQUIRES UTMOST SINCEREITY,TRUSTED
PERSON AND HONEST SO THAT WE MUST ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
JUST BE TRUETHFULL TO ME.

I AM MR.JECOB W. PHILIP THE ACCOUNTANT/ SECRETRAY TO TEXACO OIL COMPANY,I'M
MARRIED WITH 5 CHILDRENS NOW 72YRS.SIR I HAVE PEACEFULLY DECIDED WITH MY
BELOVED FAMILY TO ASK FOR A LETTER OF RETIREMENT FROM MY COMPANY(TEXACO
OIL COMPANY)BEEN A KIDNEY PATIENT TO MOVE DOWN ABROAD FOR GENERAL TOTAL
PROPER MEDICAL ATTENTION AS MY COMPANY HAD FINALLY CONCLUDED TO CELEBRATE
A PARTY BEFORE MY TOTAL RETIREMENT WHICH IS SOONEST.

NOW,I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AS A PARTNER,A FRIEND ASWELL BROTHER TOWARDS
THIS FUND TRANSACTION SO THAT WE CAN HELP OUR LIFES AND OUR FAMILIES,THERE
WAS AN OVER INVOICED CASH OF $7.5 MILLION USD($7.500.000.00 US DOLLARS)DEPOSITED
INTO SECURITY COMPANY,AFTER OUR LAST COMPANY BALANCED ACCOUNTS REPORTS TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE GREAT COMPANY HELD ON
DATED 11TH DECEMBER 2004,DUE TO MYSERIOUSE ILLNESS AS I'M NOT IN GOOD HEALTH
ALSO ACCORDING TO MY FAMILY'S PLAINED,NOW I DECIDED TO DIVERT THIS FUND(CASH)INTO
A FORIEGN PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT OWNER AS THERE WILL BE NO RISK ON ANY SIDE
DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFERING THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE COMPANY
DOES NOT KNOWS ABOUT IT TO ENABLE MY MOVEMENT TO ABROAD FOR A TOTAL PROPER
MEDICAL BODY ATTENTION WHICH MAY LAST LONG AS MUCH AS MORE TREATMENT.

MY DEAR I AM REQUESTING FOR YOUR FULL ATTENTION AND CO-OPERATION TOWARDS
THIS TRANSACTION AS SOON AS YOU COMPLY,PLEASE SEND ME YOUR FULL INFORMATIONS
SUCH AS:

1.YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
2.YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NO,
3.YOUR TELEPHONE OR CELL MOBILE NUMBERS.

ONCE I RECEIVE THESE INFORMATIONS FROM YOU I WILL QUICKLY PROCEED FOR FUNDS
TRANSFER INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT BUT FOR MORE DETAILS YOU JUST DIAL,234-80342-892-06
AND ALSO YOU CAN REPLY ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: barrjphilip1@mail2philippines.com


WAITING FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

THANKS AND BEST REGARDS,
ACCOUNTANT/SECRETARY
TEXACO OIL COMPANY
JECOB W. PHILIP
TEL,234-80342-892-06
barrjphilip1@mail2philippines.com




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