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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.Edwin Quek Fong. <edwinfongq@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: edwinfongq@wapda.com
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:51:38 +0100
Subject: Hello.


From Mr. Edwin Quek Fong.
Firstly, I will like you to take your time to go over
this e-mail carefully and with patience.
At this stage, I will like to introduce my self. I am
Mr. Edwin Quek Fong. Presently, I work with Maybank in
Hong Kong as an Assistant Head, Trade Finance, after
having worked in my own Country Singapore for several
years with the Bank. I have several clients as a
depositor in my Bank amongst who is Dr. Xian Yeong
Kiat from Indonesia deposited a sum of US$ 16.5M with
my Bank in Hong Kong on 23rd November, 2004 for a
period of three months. After maturity he re-invested
the capital sun again for another three Months. After
the second maturity I did not hear from him and I had
to bring the notice before my Bank officially.
Upon investigations, it was discovered that Dr. Xian
Yeong Kiat and his family were killed by magnitude
quake erupted off the coast of the Indonesian Island
of Nias, West of Sumatra on 28 March 2005, which was
also reported to have claimed the lives of about 1,295
Indonesians. Dr. Xian Yeong Kiat did not declare any
next of kin in his official papers, including the
paper work of his bank deposit. And he made me to
understand when he re-invested the money that no one
except me knew of his deposit in my bank.
In Hong Kong after 1 year (one year) the funds will be
converted to the ownership of Hong Kong Government if
nobody applies to claim the funds. I have thought
about this and I have decided to transfer and invest
these funds abroad, preferably in your beautiful
country and later settle in your Country with my
family when I retire. I want you as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to Dr. Xian Yeong Kiat.
Please, indicate your interest to assist me in
claiming these funds as the next of kin. All
modalities for a smooth transfer of these funds have
been put in place, which will be handled by an
Attorney over here in Hong Kong. All legal documents
will be obtained from the Hong Kong government and my
Bank. Sharing percentage shall be discussed in our
subsequent emails. Get back to me via my personal fax
line +852 301 025 96 or my personal E-mail:
edwinfongq@wapda.com
My Kind Regards,
Mr. Edwin Fong.

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