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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: "* *" <xx002c@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:08:37 +0000
Subject: HELLO!.

>From The Desk Of; RAPHEL JONES.
CREDIT MANAGER, LLOYDS TSB BANK
LONDON.

I am a staff of Lloyds Tsb Bank London. I am writing following an
oppurtunity in my office that will be of imense benefit to both of us.

In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US$15 Million(FIFTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in an account that belongs to one of our
foreign customers Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately
lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed
on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter. You shall read
more about the crash on visiting this site.

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because we cannot release
it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines. Unfortunately I learnt that his
supposed next of kin being his only daughter died along with him in the
plane crash leaving nobody with the knowledge of this fund behind for the
claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and two other officials in
this department now decided to make business with you and release the money
to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and
subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we do not want
this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed bill.

The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such money remained
after five years the money will be transferred into banking treasury as
unclaimed funds. We agreed that 35% of this money will be for you as foreign
partner, while the balance will be for me and my colleagues. I will visit
your country for the disbursement according to the percentages indicated
above once this money gets into your account. Please be honest to me and
trust is our watchword in this transaction.

Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive
this mail you should contact me immediately via my alternative
email:rapheljones@myway.com.

Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these
funds to you has been finalised. We will discuss much in details when I do
receive your response.
Please in your response include your Full names, Residential address and
telephone/fax numbers for easy communication between us and to also put all
relivant documentaytion in your favour.

Best Regards,

RAPHEL JONES.

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