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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: zimmer123@q-bec.com
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:38:38 -0500 (EST)
Subject: FROM MR ZIMMER


DEAR FRIEND

MY NAME IS MR.ZIMMER JONES, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO MR CONRAD BLACK.THE
MEDIA TYCOON,CHAIRMAN/CEO OF HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL.WHO WAS WRONGLY ACCUSSED ON 17/11/2005 OF FRAUDULENTLY DIVERTED OVER US$2.1bn FROM
HIS MEDIA EMPIRE.

I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUNDS WHICH HE HANDED OVER TO
ME BEFORE HE WAS INDICTED AND CHARGED IN USA FOR FRAUDLENT ACT,LED BY
USA ATTORNEY FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS PATRICK FIZTZGERALD,WHO IS THE SPECIAL COUNSEL IN THE CIA LEAK INVESTGATION IN WASHINGTON.

HIS BEEN BLACKLISTED COMPANY PERKS ABUSER FOR BEEN A GOOD HUSBAND,
FATHER,PROVIDING A DESERVED HOME AND VACATIONS FOR HIS FAMILY.HENCE THE NEED TO CONTACT YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND POSSIBLE
INVESTMENT ON HIS BEHALF.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE RE-PROFILLED IS ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
MILLION DOLLARS(USD$150 MILLION).AND YOU WILL BE GENEROUSLY BE ENTITLED TO 15% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR MANAGEMENT SERVICES.UPON MY RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY CONFIRMING YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME ON THIS TRANSERCTION,I WILL IMMEDIATELY ARRANGE ANDTRANSFER ALL THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR NAME,TO FACILLLITATE YOUR EASY TRANSFER OF THE COMPLETE FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT.

NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND
SECRECY. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.

YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

Your's faithfully
MR.ZIMMER JONES
zimmer_info@katamail.com

NB: YOU CAN READ MORE OF HIS ORDEAL FROM:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4447538.stm
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/11/17/black.indictment/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4459426.stm



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