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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: "Fidelis Duke" <fidelisduke001@msn.com>
Reply-To: fidelisduke@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:11:05 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT

Sir,

The contents of this email and any attachments to it may contain privileged
and confidential information from Bisbal Associates, MHA. This information
is only for the viewing or use of the intended recipient. If you are not
the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure,
copying, distribution or use of, or the taking of any action in reliance
upon, the information contained in this e-mail, or any of the attachments to
this e-mail, is strictly prohibited and that this e-mail and all of the
attachments to this e-mail, if any, must be immediately returned to Bisbal
Associates, MHA or destroyed and, in either case, this e-mail and all
attachments to this e-mail must be immediately deleted from your computer
without making any copies thereof. If you have received this e-mail in
error, please notify Bisbal Associates, MHA by e-mail immediately.

Kindest Attention,

I am Duke Fidelis Bisbal in London, Our late client was killed in an
unknown circumstances and before his death had some unclaimed treasury bills
(Bonds) with a vault Company in Europe. I decided to search for any of my
late client's relative which has been very difficult to me before those
treasury bills (Bonds) get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
vault company because they have given me a mandate to present any family
heir to my late client.

As the decease is from your country and also bearing the same surname with
you this is why I am writing to you so that I will assist you claim this
consignment. I will prepare every operation that will assist your claim. The
treasury bills (Bonds) will be released to you within 10 working days after
you have filed in for claims. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of
this e-mail as soon as possible via my email.

I look forward to your quick reply and also please copy your response to the
below stated email addresses.

Sincerely,
Duke Fidelis Bisbal.

fidelisduke@tiscali.co.uk
fidelisduke@gmail.com

This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named
above and may contain information that is confidential or privileged. If
you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify
immediately by return email and then destroy the original message.


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