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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: Mazen Abu <mazenabu_2002@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:32:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BUSINESS COLLABORATION



MAZEN ABU
ARAB JORDAN INVESTMENT BANK, Jordan.
Phone: 962-8797-879-879, Fax: 962-5607-560-560
Email :mazenabu_2002@yahoo.com

MAZEN ABU
ARAB JORDAN INVESTMENT BANK, Jordan
Phone: 962-8797-879-879, Fax: 962-5607- Email : Email: mazenabu_2002@yahoo.com

FOREIGN REMITANCE DEPARTMENT,
ARAB JORDAN INVESTMENT BANK
www.ajib.com
AMMAN JORDAN.


Dear Sir,
Please this mail demands absolute confidentialy.
My name is MAZEN ABU,
I am the manager international remmitance department ARAB JORDAN INVESTMENT BANK LTD. I have contacted you to assist me in securring the assets and Capital valued at US$47.5million left behind by our former Palestinean leader YESSAR ARAFAT who just passed away. This huge deposit was lodged as treasury bills six months before he became very ill. Please i need your assitace to help me secure this huge deposit before the new government will start tracing all his account for possible confiscation. Please on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the modalities for transfer to your norminated account. I have all the necessary informations needed to make the transfer within a short period of time. All I require from you is your honesty. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement.
I wait for your urgent response.


Best regards,

MAZEN ABU.






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