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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: <donellnelson@portugalmail.pt>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:35:52 +0200
Subject: READ AND REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY.

TO "YOU"

I MUST CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS MR. DONELL NELSON, AN AUDIT OFFICER IN UNION BANK PLC BRANCH OFFICE. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH INTERNATIONAL WEB DIRECTORIES. IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY, I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT FOR SIX YEARS NOW WITH THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ($30,000,000.00) IN IT.

ON PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER LATE ANDREAS SCHRANNER DIED ON PLANE CLASH ACCIDENT WITH THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY, SON INLAW AND GRAND CHILDREN WHO SUPPOSE BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE AMOUNT. YOU ARE ADVISE TO TAKE A LOOK ON HOMEPAGE BELOW:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I AM WRITING YOU SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER IN PARTNERSHIP TO CLAIM THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN HENCE THE DEPOSITOR WAS A FOREIGNER.

IT’S SIMPLE PROCESS THAT WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE TO TRANSFER THIS $30 MILLION INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. ACCORDING TO OUR FINANCIAL LAW, AFTER THIS YEAR, THE BANK MANAGEMENT WILL CONFISCATE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS UNCLAIM BILL AND WILL TRANSFER IT INTO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT IF NO ONE APPLIESFOR CLAIM.

IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU THE OPERATIONAL METHOD WE CAN USE TO CLAIM THIS SAID FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR
MUTUAL BENEFIT. AND ALSO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER FOR VOICE COMMUICATION.

MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS IS; donellnelson@hotmail.com

SINCERELY YOURS,
MR DONELL NELSON.

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