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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: "PETER WONG"<peterwgnscript@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <peterwgnscriptt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 04:37:15 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE MESSAGE.

MR PETER WONG
HANG SENG BANK LTD
DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH,
CENTRAL HONG KONG ,

I am Mr.Peter Wong,Senior executive director
of Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have a concealed
business for you. General Hassan Fawzi
who was with the Iraqi forces and also
a business man made a number of fix deposit ,
with a value of Forty Four Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars
in my (bank) branch. Please listen very carefully.
i am looking for a very serious person
on the acceptance of this business.


General Hassan Fawzi and his family
died in a bomb blast that hit their home
during the war and i found out that
General Hassan Fawzi did not declare
any next of kin in his official papers
including the paper work of his bank
deposit. I just want you as a (foreigner)
to stand as the next of kin to Gen Hassan
Fawzi so that we will be able to receive
his funds where by you will be taken 50%
of his funds.i have also contacted an
attorney that will prepare the necessary
document that will back you up.

Listen this is very serious and if you are
really interested please reply to the below
address with the first step of the
following details below to proceed.

FULL NAMES:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
GENDER:
PHONE:FAX:

CONTACT
Peter Wong ( peterwgnscriptt@gmail.com )

Regards,
Mr. Peter Wong

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