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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: Andy Jones <joxxandy@personal.ro>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:12:43 +0200
Subject: Hello




MANAGER CITY BANK PLC UNITED KINGDOM
PLOT 240 UNION AVENUE RD,SE7 9PJ
UNITED KINGDOM.
Phone Number: +44-704-011-6149
Email:-andyyy290@hotmail.com

DEAR SIR,

AN URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable
business proposal, Though I don't know you neither have I seen you
before but my confidence was reposed On you.

It is with a high sense of esteem and perception of your business
potentials that made me to disclose this DEAL to you, with full
confidence that you will keep the transaction secret and confidential both now
and in future.

I am the manager of CITY BANK PLC LONDON BRANCH. The intended business
is thus; we had a customer, a Foreigner (AN AMERICAN) resident in
London,he was a Contractor with one of the Government parastatal, he has in
his Account in my branch the sum of 35.5M Pounds sterling (Thirty-Five
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling). Unfortunately, the man
died four years ago until today non-of his next of kin has come forward
to claim these funds.

Having noticed this, I have covered up the account all this while, now
we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin
and forward Your account and other relevant documents to be advised to you
by me to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions to get all
internal documentation?s to back up the claims, the whole procedures will last
only ten working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace
even in future.

Your response is only what I am waiting for as I have arranged all
necessary things. As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back
to me indicating your interest, then I will furnish you with the whole
procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully Concluded for your
assistance. I have agreed to give you thirty percent (30%) of the Total
while 10% for all expenses that may arise in cause of the transaction
while i have 60% of the total sum at the end of the transaction.

This deal is 100% risk free and a mega fortune.

I await your earliest response.You can always email me through my private email
address which is andyyy290@hotmail.com.

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely.
Mr. Andy Jones
(Branch Manager)






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