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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: "Maxwell Carter" <maxwell_carter@uk-nnbonline.com>
Reply-To: MaxwellCarterr@hotpop.com
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 15:19:26 +0000
Subject: Hello

Dear Acquaintance,

Please permit me to introduce myself, I am Maxwell Carter, head of Mortgage
department, Royal Bank of Scotland, Liverpool Commercial Banking Centre, 1st
Floor 1 Exchange Flags Liverpool L2 3XN, England.

Am introducing you into a project which would need funds to execute and I
have made a feasibility study on how much we need to carryout this project,
I found out that it will cost about $35,000.00 U.S Dollars. Please do not
panic as I have made arrangements for an investor in the United States to
help us out,do kindly write back if you are still interested in my brief
explanations which is as follows;

Only recently I discovered that one account belonging to Ms. Fiona Watts now
DECEASED has remained dormant for the past two years, after intensive
investigations, I found out that Late Ms. Fiona Watts died in a ghastly auto
accident in June, 2002.

At this point I am contacting you concerning a business acquain tance that
will necessitates you to act as a new beneficiary cum next of kin to the
said dormant account as I hope to give you more technical details on how i
think we should transfer the funds into your nominated
offshore/residence account. Please I need you to help me with your personal
details such as Full names, home/office address, phone and fax numbers
respectively, you can also reach me on +44 703 194 4854 or mail back @
MaxwellCarterr@hotpop.com should you be interested.

PLEASE, YOU MAY ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT MY TRUST IN YOU BY NOT
EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, SHOULD YOU NOT BE INTERESTED.

Sincerely,
Maxwell Carter.

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