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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: "Paul Winston" <paul_winston_6@msn.com>
Reply-To: p_wnstn@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:08:29 +0000
Subject: personal

Dear friend,
How are you doing today?

I am a senior staff of Bristol and West Private Bank United Kingdom, and a
member of the vetting and probing panel on inheritance. I contacted you in
search of a partner who can assist me in recieving funds as a next of kin to
a deceased client of my bank. I have studied these funds for over a year now
which is in the tune of eight million five hundred thousand united states
dollars, and I need a honest and trustworthy partner who can handle the
release of the inheritance.

>From all indications and investigations conducted by the bank, the deceased
client did not provide a next of kin.This venture is risk free and will be
completed in 14 working days. I am willing to use my position here at the
bank to the maximum to ensure the release of this inheritance.Also i will
provide the necessary logistics to give us a legal backing and I am offering
a share of 50% of the inheritance if you assist in securing the release of
the funds.
Kindly provide me with your full names, private telephone and fax numbers so
I can furnish you with the necessary detail towards the actualisation of
this venture for us both. I will also advise that you keep this personal as
possible.

I await your positive response.
Paul Winston

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