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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: "Andrew Smith" <smith1505@email.ro> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 16:52:36 +0100
Subject: imperative matter...

Mr.Andrew Smith
Head,Corporate Finance
Capital Bank,London
United Kingdom.

Dear Friend,

Good day to you, My name is Andrew Smith,Head corporate finance with Capital Bank London.

We had a foreign client an American national and a business man who deposited a huge sum of money SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,with our bank.

Eventually,George Kneale died as a result of a fatal plane crash with other passengers on board sometime in 1999 but since then we have not had anybody coming for the claims as the next of Kin.

A situation I have carefully monitored closely with my position in the bank.Now having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death,and hence nobody has showed up as the next of Kin for the past four years plus,I have removed the file to my private vault.I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of Kin, as every other arrangement has been concluded by me and i am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me
move the funds to his account.

This does not have any risk attached to it,as i will handle all the Internal Documentations and Perfections.

Your Interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation.I look forward to hearing from you as i heavily rely on your utmost sincerity.Please replies should be forwarded to my private e-mail below only,
andrew_1505smith@yahoo.it <mailto:andrew_1505smith@yahoo.it>

Regards,

Mr.Andrew Smith.

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