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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr James" <agbadaala@excite.com>
Reply-To: mrjcrosby2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:32:26 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Mr James Crosby










From Mr James Crosby Location United KingdomWith urgent attention !!!!!! In order to transfer out (Fifteen-million pounds sterlings) {£15,000,000.00} from our bank here in London.I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this transaction.Believing that you will never let me down either now or in future. I am Mr James Crosby the Chief Executive Director of a bank here in Scotland United Kingdom.There is an account opened in this bank in 2001 and since then nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, i discovered that if i do not transfer this money urgently,it will be forfeited for nothing.The owner of this account is Mr John Hughes, a foreigner from Australia and the manager of petrol chemical service here in london,a chemical engineer by profession and he died since. And since than,nobody knows about this account.The account has no other beneficiary and the money involved is
{£15,000,000.00} Million pounds sterlings. Kindly reply to me stating your interest, and I shall give you the details and necessary proceedure in which to make the transfer.I await your response, Reply soonest through this email mrjamesprivateoffice2@yahoo.co.inThanks and God bless you.Mr James Crosby



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