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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: "Solomon Davies Esq" <cdslodavi@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: davies@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:13:56 -0700
Subject: Your RE

Dear Sir/Madam, Fax : 44-(207)-6813447

The inspiration to contact you is simply divine providence, I am making
this proposition because I have to seek the partnership of a resource
person to help me realize this project. I am Barrister Solomon Davies
Esq
A solicitor and investment consultant based in London, united kingdom.
I was attending a business luncheon in Berlin, Germany and I got
introduced to the renowned German businessman and property mogul, Mr.
Andreas Schranner (of the blessed memory).
He engaged my services as attorney and investment consultant and my
primary assignment was to spearhead his investment forays in the United
Kingdom. Three months later I invited him to London and under my
professional guidance and based on my advice he made a fixed deposit of
6,800,000,00 million pounds sterling at a financial institution[SIX
MILLION EIGHT HUNDED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING] .
This deposit was for 2years and upon maturity I made effort to contact
my client, I could not reach him or any member of his family. I was
forced to travel to Germany and there I got the tragic news that on
July 25 2000, my client Mr. Andreas schranner, his wife Maria,
and their two children perished in the air France Concorde new York bound flight;
Please Click here and find out what happened to the family
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
I have made efforts to locate any member of his family since then with
strong biological links to my late client without success. The search
to find a close relation is one that has consumed time and resources.
The institution is asking me to either present a next of kin to late
Mr. Andreas Schranner or forfeit the deposit.
My proposal is to package, present you as next of kin to late Mr.
Andreas Schranner and process the fixed deposit and transfer custody to
you for our mutual benefit. My capacity as solicitor/investment
consultant to my late client gives me the discretion to package and
transfer the deposit to you. I will give you 40% for your effort, 60%
for me it will amount to injustice if I do not take this decisive step
to secure this deposit, and invest it. The late schranner was also a
friend in addition to our business relationship. I will wait for your
reaction and response and then together we can jumpstart this project
and nurture it to reality.
Your Full name
Your Telephone and Fax number including your Mobile telephone
Your Mailing Address

I await your respond

Solomon Davies Esq

N.B YOU CAN REACH ME ON THE ABOVE FAX, AND I SHALL GET BACK TO YOU

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