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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: suzanchukwu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 03:31:48 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE=20ASSIST=20WITH=20TRUTH=20AND=20HONESTY?=

Dear Friend

My name is Mrs Suzan Chukwu of credit and foreign bills of Eco Bank Plc

I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account
number14-255-2004/ecb/t
Who perished in a plane crash [Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole
passengers aboard on August6, 1999.Since the demise of this our
customer, I personally has watched with
Keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive, as
none has come to claim his funds of usd.$5.5 m,
[Five million five hundred thousand United States dollars]
Which has been with my branch for a very long time. On this
Note, I decided to seek for who his name shall be
Used as the next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin.
And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more
than five years, because money will
Be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period. In
view of this I got your contact through a trade
Journal after realizing that your name and country is similar to the
deceased. I will give you 30% of the total. Upon the receipt of your
response,
I will send you by fax or e-mail the application, bank's fax
Number and the next step to take. I will not fail to bring to your
Notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not
entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be
finalized within five banking days, after you apply to the bank as a
relation to the deceased. When you receive this letter. Kindly send me
e-mail signifying your interest
Including your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication.
PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS
(mrssuzanchukwu@yahoo.com)
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Suzan Chukwu






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