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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Elizabeth Thornton" <ethonton@bblfinancial.com>
Reply-To: ethornton@bblfinancial.com
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 14:41:27 +0100
Subject: Transfer of Title Enquiry: Deutsche.Capital

BERKELEY L.T.D.U.K. Date:30/09/2005: GREETINGS: Re: Transfer of Title Enquiry: Deutsche.Capital. My name is Elizabeth Thornton. I work as an executive partner for the firm Berkeley Investment Brokers and Security Consultants U.K. We are conducting an end of year consolidated financial statement for the year ending Mar.2005 under conjunctional agreement with Deutsche Bank the German conglomerate banking giants. This notary enquiry involves a client who shares your surname and also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client at Deutsche Bank offshore group a commercial and investment arm of the parent Bank. It was brought to our knowledge that the aforementioned client died in testate and nominated no next of kin to the title over the investments made with the Bank. We came to know of you via the London.Global.Database.Center(L.G.D.C.) Hence we are making this contact. The essence of this communication with you is to assist us in our investigation by providing us with information you may have regarding this inquiry on any of the 3 KEY issues. 1. Are you aware of any relative/relation who's last contact address was Brussels, Belgium? 2. Who shares a similar name? 3. Who' date of birth on file was 27/07/1932? Thank-you for your co-operation and best regards, Mrs. Elizabeth Thornton. Berkeley Services Consultig.Ltd.,McMillian Building,19 Raynam Road. Hammersmith,w-6,London.(U.K.) ********************************************************************* CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:BERKELEY LTD.U.K. This transmission is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential information belonging to the sender which is protected by the business-client privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us by email to arrange for the return of this document *********************************************************************

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