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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: "Andrew Vespar" <edkay2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: andyvespar2k@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 12:51:14 +0000
Subject: Hello Friend,

Hello Friend,

I got your contact from my search through the Internet, I have prayed over
it and I picked up the courage and trust to contact you immediately
regarding this business. I wish this my proposal will not come to you as a
surprise.

I am Mr. Andrew Vespar, a banker with GLOBAL BANK PLC. We had a foreign
client (name withheld) who deposited a huge sum of money (US$6.5million)
with our bank. Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR
BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A but since
then we have not had anybody coming for the claims as the next of kin. A
situation I have monitored closely with my position in the bank.

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 5
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 been concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me
move the funds into his bank account. This does not have any risk attached
to it, as I will handle the internal documentations. I therefore request you
to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with
details. Your interest/share will be negotiable before we commence the
operation.

I look forward to hearing from you very soon.

Regards,

Mr. Andrew Vespar.

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