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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: "Paul Winston" <winston_paul426@msn.com>
Reply-To: wnstn_paul@uk2.net
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 17:55:34 +0000
Subject: personal

Dear friend,
How are you doing today?

I am a senior staff of Bristol and West Private Bank United Kingdom,
and amember of the vetting and probing panel on inheritance.
I contacted you in search of a partner who can assist me in recieving funds
as a next of kin to a deceased client of my bank.

I have studied this fund for over a year now which is in the tune of eight
million five hundred thousand united states dollars, and i need a honest and
trustworthy partner who can handle the release of the inheritance.

The deceased client from all indication and investigations conducted
by the bank showed that the deceased client did not provide a next of kin.

This venture is risk free and will be completed in 14 working days.I am
willing to use my position here at the bank to the maximum to ensure the
release of this inheritance.Also i will provide the nece ssary logistics to
give us a legal backing and i am offering a share of 50% of the inheritance
if you assist in securing the release of the funds.

Kindly provide me with your full names, private telephone and fax
numbers so i can furnish you with the necessary detail towards the
actualisation of this venture for us both.

I will also advise that you keep this personal as possible.

I await your positive response.
Paul Winston

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