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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: =?us-ascii?Q?prince=20mac?= <macprince@seznam.cz>
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 05:40:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME GOD BLESS YOU


FROM PRINCE MCDOWELL
CONTINENTAL BANK BENIN
FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
TELE: +229576430
EMAIL TO REPLY mcdowell_assoc@yahoo.co.uk

DEAR FRIEND

I KNOW YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS MASSAGE FROM ME SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME PERSONALLY.I WORK WITH THE ABOVE NAMED BANK , AS THE FORIEGNER REMITTANCE ACCOUNTANT IN THE BANK.I AM CONTACTING YOU IN THE RESPECT OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO DIE SOME YEARS BACK.

IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED FUND DEPOSITED BY THIS DECEASED CLIENT WHO DIED SOME YEARS BACK ,HOWEVER, SINCE I GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES THROUGH HIS EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES, BECAUSE I AM HIS ACCOUNT OFFICER IN THE BANK,AND THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

HENCE I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BASED ON THIS DEAL WHICH IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND I REPOSED ON YOU THAT YOU CAN BE CAPABLE OF EXECUTING THIS TRANSACTION AND TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY AS NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM HIS FUND BEFORE IT IS DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE SO THAT WE CAN DISBURSED THE FUND IN THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 60% TO ME AND 35% TO YOU,WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSACTION. AFTER THE CLAIMING AND TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

NOTE THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO LAY HANDS ON THIS FUND THAT IS REASON THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER IS NEEDED IN THIS BUSNIESS, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE BENEFICIARY WAS A MAN FROM YOUR COUNTRY AND A BENIN MAN CANNOT CLAIM THIS FUND AS THE BENEFICIARY NEXT OF KIN. THEREFORE,TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT,I WILL NEED YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS TELEPHONE AND FAX TO USE IT AND DO THE CHANGEING OF BENEFICIARY NAME IN YOUR FAVOUR SO THAT I WILL SEND YOU THE TEST OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FORWARD TO THE BANK TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS THE BONA FIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DISEASED.

BE ASSURED THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT US FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW,UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE I WILL CLARIFY YOU MORE ABOUT THIS BUSINESS AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVED ALSO GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK FOR YOU TO SEND THE APPLICATION.

BEWARNED NOT TO REVEAL THIS TRANSACTION TO ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY TO AVOID JEOPARDIZE THIS BUSINESS AND MY POSITION IN THIS OFFICE,PLEASE TREAT THIS MATTER AS URGENT AS POSSIBLE.

I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE.

CALL ME ON MY DIRECT PHONE +229576430 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PERSONAIL EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,

PRINCE MCDOWELL

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

GOD BLESS YOU

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