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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: "Evans Wiliams" <evanwilliams77@msn.com>
Reply-To: evwilliams23@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:50:15 +0000
Subject: From Evans Williams

Mr. Evans Williams,
Nat west Bank London
Borehamwood
WD6 1BR
England.

I am Evans Williams, head of Auditing, Nat west Bank London, England.On
wednesday, 19 April 2000, one Andreas Schranner, a German National, a
property magnate, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at
£6,550,000.00 (Six Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) for
twelve calendar months in my Bank Branch.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
that Mr.Andreas Schranner, his wife and only Child (daughter) was aboard the
AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday, 31 July, 2000 into the Hotelissimo.You
can read more about the crash on visiting this site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

My investigation proved that he died with his supposed next of kin (the
daughter Mrs. Andrea Eich) in the crash.

The total sum, £6,550,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever
come forward to claim it. Consequently, I shall present you to stand in as
the next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas Schranner.

In accordance with the British banking laws and constitution, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the British
Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the
next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas Schranner

Upon acceptance of this proposal; I will give you detailed information on
how this deal would be carried out. The money will be shared in the ratio:
sixty five percent (65%) for me, thirty five percent (35%) for you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the
Bank's head of Auditors to secure approvals and guarantee the successful
execution of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.On your
reply include your private telephone/fax number.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Best regards,
Mr. Evans Williams

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