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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: "Arthur Powell"<arthupowell2007@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: <arthurpowell2007@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:21:27 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION''

COMPENSATION

My names are Arthur Powell. I am the director of information Her Majesty Custom and Revenue,
London United Kingdom.
Our duty is to look into transactions and records of banks, securities companies and financial houses within Europe
based on the directive of British Prime Minister Mr Gordon Brown.We also work in collaboration with
American, Asian, African andAustralian clearing houses.

During our investigation we discovered un-paid debts from different banks and securities companies,
worth over 400m pounds lying on paid with Banks in London and that you are to be paid for an INHERITTED FUND/ASSET,
which requires presentation of certain documents and payment of fees before the fund could be released to you.
View the website for more information:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5171222.stm

I want to inform you that the problem you are having is from your partners and the lawyer who is representing you,
They do not reveal the reason for the delay of your payment and the reason you should pay the moneythey demand from you.
My reason for contacting you is to inform you to stop payment of any such to the lawyer or
to the financial bank and securities companies as you will not receive your fund due to some anomalies we discovered
in your file.We are to protect your interest contact me

immediately so we can advice you on how you will receive your fund without any impediment.
You are hereby advised to maintain constant contact with me and avoid any interaction
with unscrupulous agents, partners or lawyers.


Respectfully,

Arthur Powell

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