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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. Gilbert Taylor" <dr.gilbert_t19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dr.gilbert_t@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 00:06:45 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


Dear Friend,I am Dr. Gilbert Taylor, The Auditor General of Prime Trust Bond Asset Management Company London . We receive and attend to foreign dignitaries on fund management to invest in a unique blend of profitable business venture.There is this immigrant (Mr. Michael Gambone) who was a gas consultant here in UK , who happens to be one of our very good clients. He died with his wife (Mrs. Deborah Gambone) on board the Swissair Flight 111, which crashed into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in September 2nd 1998. The news of this crash was on the news which we have notified his relatives to no avail. See links below for more detail information:http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/08/swissair.02/http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/08/swissair.02/Before his death, he was having a closing balance of $3.5Million (Three million five hundred thousand dollars only) in my company with account no: 01514770727 & deposit code no: PTBAXBSL.All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I feel to present you as the benefactor and heir apparent to the deposited fund and I have to contact you. I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information.1, Your full Name,2, Your contact Address3, Your private telephone.4, Your age and profession.All information and documents to facilitate this claim will be giving to you. These documents are to be properly kept under your custody as they are the major ingredients to establish your claim .On conclusion of the transaction, we shall decide on how much should be given to me.You’re Faithfully,Dr. Gilbert Taylor AUDITOR PRIME TRUST BOND COMPANY LONDON

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