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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: "chen lee" <chenlee_06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: chan656lee@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:11:15 -0500
Subject: Reply !

Dear Sir,

Chen lee here auditor for united overseas bank singapore. Your assistance as
partner is needed urgently. Last week On my routine audit check,I discovered
some investment account in our banking system that had been dormant and
last operated since 12 yrs,all the account belong to a single holder (NAME
WITHELD FOR REASONS),his money plus interest total a little above $ 15. 7
million united state dollars. my investigation of the said account reveal
that the investor (AN AMERICAN) died in 1993—the exact time the account were
last operated. I am of the settled conviction that you working with me the
funds can be secured quitely because the law in singapore allow the
government to confisticate such money for commercial use.

We therefore appeal to your good concience to help us put in an application
to United Overseas bank as the beneficiary/executor requesting that the
gentleman that died already is your late brother or uncle.His reference file
with the bank concerning these accounts we will sent to you via DHL or by
fax and this will help your Solicitor that will represent you in his
application process.

According to law here in singapore concerning any Inheritance claim,You will
have to use a singapore base lawyer for any cliam entitlement ,in case you
have one here already let us know for us to approve of him,but if you do
not, we shall source for good one and relate his information to you, he must
not know that you and us are working together, you must let him know that
the man that is dying already is your uncle or brother. Our role begins when
his application arrives in the bank for release of the said amount including
the interest to any safe account norminated by you.If you follow my
instructions very well,the whole process will take between few official
working days from start to finish. 20% have been calculated for your effort
while 80% will be for us from the total sum and if this is acceptable to
you,and you are fully ready to participate,state your

FULL NAME, DATE OF BIRTH,TELEPHONE
NUMBER,FAX NUMBER,EMAIL ADDRESS AND POSTAL ADDRESS.to

Thank you Chen.
(Auditor,united overseas bank).

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