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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: tony_williams2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:48:33 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PAYMENT=20OF=20US=2410M?=

ATTN

I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO GIVE YOU THIS GOOD NEWS.
THE PRESIDENCY HAS APPROVED AN INSTALLMENTAL PAYMENT OF US$10M FOR ALL THE
BENEFITING CONTRACTORS WHOSE PAYMENT HAS BEENLONG OVERDUE.
MY DEPARTMENT WAS DIRECTED TO CARRY OUT INVESTIGATIONS ON ALL THE CONTRACTORS/BENEFICIARY'S
DOCUMENTS SUCH AS YOU AND PASS THE FILE

TO THE PAYMENT OFFICER FOR AN INSTALMENTAL PAYMENT. IN REGARDS TO THIS
GUIDELINES I WANT TO KNOW THAT I HAVE INVESTIGATED YOUR FILE AND DISCOVERED
THAT YOU DID NOT ACTUALLY EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT BUT YOU WHERE CALLED IN
TO SUBMIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICALS AND WHEN THEY COULD
NOT SUCCEED IN GETTING THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THEY ABANDONED YOU AND
I DID NOT WANT TO CANCEL YOUR PAYMENT AS I SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
ALL OF US TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

AS SOON AS WE ARRIVE AT AN AGREEMENT I WILL RECOMMEND YOUR PAYMENT .FOR
YOU TO GET THIS MONEY ALL YOU NEED IS TO HAVE THE

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS WHICH I WILL PROCURE AND SEND TO YOU BY DHL.
THIS IS THE SECRET AND AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT THE
TRANSFER WILL BE MADE TO YOU.

SEQUEL TO THE ABOVE PROPOSAL, YOU HAVE TO RECONFIRM YOUR TELEPHONE & FAX
LINE, YOUR OFFICE/HOME ADDRESS AND YOUR BANK DETAILS WERE THIS FUND WILL
BE TRANSFERRED TO.
ONCE THIS ABOVE REQUIRED ARE RECEIVED I WILL PROCEED TO THE COMPLETION TO
THE PROCUREMENT OF YOUR PAYMENT LIKE I EARLIER MENTIONED.

WAITING TO RECEIVING THE ABOVE INFORMATION FROM YOU

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

Dr.TONY WILLIAMS,




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