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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: pune galatian <pune_galatian14@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr_pune_galatian@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 23:13:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MR.PUNE GALATIAN



=46ROM MR.PUNE GALATIAN
P.O.BOX 3038,57 VICTORIA STREET,=20
LONDON SW1H, UNITED KINGDOM=20
=20
Dear Friend,=20
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your busine=
ss or personal ethics. I will first introduce myself as MR.Pune SGalatian=
, the Chief Auditor with NATWEST BANK PLC, LONDON-UK. One of our accounts=
, with holding balance of =A312.500000,000 (Twelve Million Five Hundred t=
housand pounds Sterling) has been dormant and last operated for years ago=
. From my investigations, the owner of the said account,Is a foreigner by=
name MR. JOHN SHUMEJDA who died along with his entire family in crash at=
Birmingham Airport on 4th Jan, 2002. View this website for verification=20
=20
<<<<<<http://www.cwn.org.uk/business/a-z/a/agco/2002/01/020104-air-crash=
.htm>>>>>>=20
=20
Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this mone=
y, as he has no family member that has any knowledge as to the existence =
of either the account or the funds;=20
=20
I have confidently discussed this issue with some of the bank officials=
and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. My p=
roposition to you, is to seek your consent to present you as the Next of =
kin and beneficiary of this late client, So that the proceeds of this acc=
ount valued a huge sum shall be paid to you, and then we can share the am=
ount on a mutually agreed percentage of 30% for you,While 60% for me and =
others involved, 10% shall be used for miscelenious expenses while the re=
mainder shall be given to a reputable charity home because the money is o=
wned by a deceased person.=20
=20
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legi=
timate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any =
other illegal act, funds
will be released to you after necessary processes have been followed.=20
Let me hear from you as soon as you get this message, so we can proceed.=20
=20
Best regards,=20
Mr PUNE GALATIAN

=20
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