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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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Fraud email example:

From: Tom Abraham <tomebra@msn.com>
Reply-To: <tombraa@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:47:54 +0000
Subject: From Mr.Tom Abraham



From Mr.Tom AbrahamCitigroup Centre, 25 Canada Square, Canary WharfLondon, E14 5LBAttention: Sir/Madam,Compliment of the New Day,I request for your quick help in this {BUSINESS INVETSMENT} that will benefit both of us without any risk Involved either now or late.yes is true we have not met before but i believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometime in life. I am Tom Abraham, from London and in the Global Head of Strategic Solutions of Citigroup Global Transaction Services. I have an amount in Excess of Twenty Million Pounds (£20,000.000.00) only, which has been lying, in our suspense escrow account for safe keeping. For years now unclaimed belonging to a "dead customer" Mr. John Paul Getty from United States of America who died on Apr. 17, 2004 after a brief illness in London Hospital(BBC News), Visit the web site below for confirmation;http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/uk/2956897.stmIf this money reaches 5 years, it will20automatically move to the Bank Vault {Central Bank of United Kingdom} as "UNCLAIMED FUND". All I need from you now is to present you to the Bank Management as the next of kin to our late customer and have the Bank pay you (Beneficiary) this money as your late Uncle's money which he left in our bank since you are a foreigner like him. Please if you are interested, kindly get back to me as quickly as possible to enable me make all the necessary arrangement towards how to present you to the bank as "truly next of kin" to the late man. It does not matter if you are from America or not. Moreover, I am willing to offer you some 35% of the total sum as compensation for your effort and input after the successful transfer of this fund to the nominated account. Furthermore, this transaction can be concluded within 14 days, from the day you signify interest to assist me. Waiting to hear from you soonest. Meanwhile in the meantime I must implore you to keep this matter highly reticent pending the actualization of the fund transfer.Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated cooperation.Best RegardTom AbrahamHope hearing from you urgently.http://alumni2.tepper.cmu.edu/alumniweb/events/specialFiles/abraham.htm

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