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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: "Mr.Michael Cole" <mikecole21@msn.com>
Reply-To: mikecole13@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:06:19 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL / URGENT PROPOSAL

FROM: MR.MICHAEL COLE
PRIVATE EMAIL: mikecole13@o2.pl

DEAR SIR

CONFIDENTIAL / URGENT PROPOSAL

Firstly,I must solicit your confidence in this transaction.I know that a
transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprenhensive,but be assured
that at the end all concerned would smile.I decided to contact you due to
the urgency of this transaction.

I am Mr.Michael Cole a staff of Amalgamelted Bank For South Africa ABSA .I
got your contact via my private search and decided to ask for your personal
involvement because of the urgency of this business.

THE PROPOSAL:
A Foreigner,Late Mr Peter Creek an Expartriate engineer,who was involved in
Diamond and Gold merchant/contractor,until His death over three years ago in
a ghastly car accident,banked with us here and a closing balance as at the
end of March,2000 of USD 35. 2Million(thirty five million,two hundred
thousand dollars)equivalent in the local currency,which the bank now expects
a next of kin to claim as beneficiary.All efforts by bank to contact any of
his relatives proved unseccesful. As a result of this the Board of Directors
are about to place the fund as"UNCLAIMAMBLE"and it has been decided that the
funds shall be shared among themselves.

In order to prevent this,some of my colleagues and i now seek your
assistance to have you stand in as the beneficiary's next of kin.All
documents to enable you claim this fund will be carefully obtained from the
federal high court of justice. This Proposal is 100% risk free on your side
because i will obtain a court ruling order that you are the beneficiary's
next of kin.

We have agreed that 25% of the total fund when remitted would be your share.
Again take note that up to 10% of would stand as incidental expenses,The
remaining 65% would be our share,more details would follow with time.

If this proposal is acceptable to you ,kindly contact me through my private
E-mail address shown above and foward to me your full names and address
including your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communications and
indicate your interest urgently by assuring me of your capability and
readiness to proceed with me.

PLEASE TREAT THIS AS A VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL MATTER.

Thanks and I await your urgent response
Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Michael Cole

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