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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: "Dr, Williams Van." <van_williams@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: vanwilliams2@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:12:21 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION

Dear Good Friend
FOR YOUR ATTENTION ONLY

My name is Dr Williams Van, am the branch and computer management department here in our bank.I have only written to seek your indulgence and assistance. I wish to make a transfer involving a huge.

amount of base £15,000,000.00 {Fifteen Million B.Pounds Sterlings}of Late Mr Mark Smith out of the bank,he died since 1995,till now the account remains dormat.I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice. Thus, for your indulgence and support, I propose an offer of 20% of the total amount to be yours after the transfer has been successfully concluded.Your full name and.

phone number/fax is needed in the first place.Kindly reply me stating your interest, and I shall furnish you with the details and necessary proceedures with which to make the transfer progress.yourself.I will send you all the document you may need for the transaction when i receive your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Dr, Williams Van.

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