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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: "joseph young" <josephyoung@unitedsecuritiesandfinance.com>
Reply-To: jj_young_bt@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 15:43:34 +0000
Subject: Greetings

UNITED SECURITIES LTD
WOODHILL ROAD
WOOLWICH
LONDON
EMAIL;j_young19@web-mail.com.ar

Dear sir/madam

I am JOSEPH YOUNG a British citizen working with a security/finance company
in the United Kingdom where I am currently the assistant principal officer
attached to Investment/records department.

By virtue of my position,I am privileged to a very confidential information
about a deposited funds amounting to $18.5m USD(EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) domicile in an account owned by a
south African nationalist,Mr Collins Mzizi who have been confirmed dead from
a very reliable source back home, unknown to the management of my firm.

The interesting thing here is that there is no beneficiary or next of kin
attached to the funds and this implies that no one would ever come and claim
the funds. My intention therefore is to seek for a serious minded
beneficiary to process this fund as the beneficiary/next of kin into his
account before it gets to the knowledge of my top management staff who will
confiscate the funds for there personal use.I would make sure I provide all
necessary documents to present you as the beneficiary/next of kin to the
late Collins Mzizi,so you do not have to worry at all.Against this backdrop,
my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the
next of kin to the late Collins Mzizi so that you will be able to receive
his funds,and thereafter you would be compensated

Furthermore,I wish to inform you that there would be a reward for you after
we have sucessrfully concluded this project,30% of the ammount would be
given to you and the remaining 70% would be shared ammong me and a few other
officials in my firm.

Please if you are interested,send me your name and contact details
immediately via my email;(j_young19@web-mail.com.ar) so I can give you
further details regarding this project,upon receipt of your mail stating
your willingness to be of assistance,i would send you my contact details so
we can discuss verbally.

Best Wishes
Joseph young.

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