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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: fernandezprivate1b@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:01:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM MR. EMMANUEL FERNANDEZ


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:consultsmark1@yahoo.com.ve

FROM MR. EMMANUEL FERNANDEZ

- ATTN:I AM MR. EMMANUEL FERNANDEZ THE AUDITING MANAGER INTERBANK SERVICES LONDON, I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF ($55 MILLION) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN AN AIR CRASH, ALASKA AIRLINE FLIGHT 261 IN 2000. SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH,NOBODY HAS COME FOR ANY CLAIMS AS NOBODY KNEW OF THE ACCOUNT. THE NAME OF OUR LATE CUSTOMER IS MR. MORRIS THOMPSON, HIS WIFE'S NAME THELMA THOMPSON, DAUGHTER'S NAME SHERYL THOMPSON,THE OWNER OF DOYON LTD, IN ALASKA. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND FILE FOR CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUNDS FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A THESE INFORMATION 1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS : 2. OCCUPATION AND NATIONALITY :3. AGE AND MARITAL STATUS :4. DIRECT PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBER :5. DETAILED BANK INFORMATION AND ADDRESS :TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE. I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.REGARDS MR. EMMANUEL FERNANDEZ

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