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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: "Mr Benjamin Mabudu" <benjaminmabudu2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:51:19 +0100
Subject: PERSONAL CONTACT

>From The Desk of Mr Benjamin Mabudu.
North Atlantic Securities Sarl,
Lome Togo.
West Africa.
Tell: 228 921 4332.

Dear....Friend,

I am Mr Benjamin Mabudu,Regional Director North Atlantic Securities and
Finance Sarl with regional Office here in Lome-Togo. This company is a
security and finacial company that handles persons, family, and companies
presious metals such as Gold, Precious stones, and diamond, and also, we
provide savings and house loan to persons, families and companies.

We had a foreign client Mr Arthur Smith of america who deposited a huge sum
of money,ten million six hundred thousand united states dollars
(US$10.6million) with our Company.

Eventually,this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT
NO.990 that crashed on the 31th of October 1999 in U.S.A but, since the
demise of Mr Smith, we have not had any body coming for the claims as the
next of kin.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the Company. Now,
having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his
death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past three
years plus, I have removed the file to my private vault.

I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every
other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a
foreigner to enable me move the fund to his designated foreign bank account
in his country.

This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm
your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details but do
not forget to keep top secret.Your interest will be negotiable before we
commence the operation.I look forward to hearing from you immediately you
recieve this urgent message.

Best Regards,
Mr Benjamin Mabudu.

Regional Director,
NASS.

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