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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: "Solomon Mcleod" <s_mcleod0000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: s_mcleod1111@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:40:24 +0000
Subject: Good Day

From:Mr.Solomon Mcleod
Email:s_mcleod1111@yahoo.co.uk
Tele:+44-79040-06670

We are Diplomatic Corps that hold special and valuable consignments for
reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.We work in collaboration
with top firms all over the world as we have earned a name as a service
whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered.International
missions, Diplomats, Embassies of the world have used our services to
satisfaction.

A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and her
family in retrieving her package containing some amount of money from a
Diplomatic vault/warehouse in Europe.
The benefactor and her children have been confined only to their country
home and all their calls and movements are monitored, as a result of
this,its absoultely impossible for them to do anything as regards retrieving
the money. Their only means of communication is via internet and you are
being contacted because your assistance is needed in claiming the funds on
their behalf. The amount was accrued from Diamond sales over a period of six
years and its USD35M (thirthy Five Million U.S.Dollars).

These funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean,clear
and has no criminal origin.The funds have nothing to do with any form of
illegality and all documentations needed to prove the source of the funds
were submitted when the funds were being deposited and these documents would
prove the source of the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are
clean and have no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.

For your assistance in this transaction,the benefactor and her Children have
agreed to give you 30% of the total amount of money which is equivalent to
US$22.5 Million (Twenty Two Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) and this role simply entails retrieving the funds on their behalf
from the Diplomatic vault/warehouse in Europe and all the information
needed to claim the funds would be sent to you as soon as you indicate your
interest in assisting them as well as providing the following information
to facilitate the smooth conclusion of the transaction.

1) Your Full Name: ___________________________
2) Your Address:_______________________________
3) Your Telephone Number:________________________
4) Your Fax Number: __________________________
5) Your Mobile Number:_____________________________
6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of
Residence:_____________________

I await your response Urgently.

Mr.Solomon Mcleod


Note:Kindly respond to my most private email address for security reason
s_mcleod1111@yahoo.co.uk.

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