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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: tombrooks@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 04:58:14 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?REQUEST=20FOR=20MONEY=20MANAGEMENT=20SERVICES=2E?=

Dear sir,

REQUEST FOR MONEY MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

following my enquiry for a professional money manager, you have been recommended
to me by our family consultant in regard to your service and profession
as a private clients money manager. ln view of this ,l am interested to
entrust some funds under your management.

My name is TOM BROOKS, I am 22 years old Canadian citizen, and the son\heir
of late BROOKS MICHAEL, who was a former united nations official and a very
successful precious stones commodities business tycoon based in west Africa
before his death in a plane crash in 2002.

following the death of my father, a sum of 26 million united states dollar
cash arranged and kept by my father (with the intention to purchase/procure
tantalities,raw gold and diamond in central Africa)was discovered in safe
deposit boxes in his private security vault,however,the money is now been
inherited by me as his heir and next of kin following his demise, and the
money is now been lodged in a security firm.

meanwhile, for better investment management of the money, I am interested
in moving the money from the security vault for investment management with
a money manager.hence,l am writing you this letter for expression of interest
to entrust the money under your management and in soliciting your assistance
in moving the money into your custody for management pending the next three
years in which i would have finished my university education. l will go
ahead to present you as the beneficiary of the funds, you will be entitled
to 30% of the total amount.

thanks for your attention and in anticipation of your cooperation.

please, let me have your quick response through this mail address .

Best Regards,
Tom Brooks




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