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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: "nct finance" <nctfinance@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: femijohnson211@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:33:21 +0000
Subject: help

NORTHERN CAPITAL TRUST
[trust& investment services]
2 Lansdowne Row,
Berkeley Square, London,
W1J 6HL, United kingdom
telphone: 447040122519
nctfinance@uku.co.uk
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REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP
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Dear Sir,
I am MR. MICHEAL DANIELS, the C.E.O.of Northern Capital Trust. We
are acting in our capacity as trustees of the late MR. LIM P. KWOON,a
chinese American, who died in the latest Boeing 747 Plane Crash in China.

We have with us, the sum of US$55 Million [fifty five Million United
States Dollars], which was a trust policy made out by MR. LIM P. KWOON. We
have gone through all legal and lawful verifications and enquiries, but we
discovered that MR LIM P. WOON, has no next of kin.

The Policy has a provision that in the absence of next of kin,the funds
should be used through an EXECUTOR, for the benefit of les priviledge
children, and for support of war refugees all over the world.

We therefore approach you, to act the executor of this funds, and to
invest it for the purpose of helping the less priviledged in the society. As
the executor and trustee, you will receive 25% of the total US$55 million as
your compensation for assistance,be informed that this business is protected
under the U.S.A Probate laws, and all the probate papers will notarised and
stamped in your favor.

The funds will be paid directly to you through our Bankers for you to
administer according to the humanitarian instructions left with us. Please
contact us on the above numbers or through e-mail.:
nctfinance@uku.co.uk
Yours Sincerely,

MICHEAL DANIELS.
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