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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: "WILSON LAMAN" <drlaman77@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: drwilson52@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 06:02:52 -0700
Subject: From Dr.Wilson

From Wilson Laman
Cabinet Maitre Chamber
Benin Republic
Cotonou.
Private email:drwilson52@yahoo.com
Attn:
I am Wilson Laman:Late paulton Allen a foreigner and an Engineer with Atlas Engineering Co.Late paulton Allens has an account with B.I.DB. which he set up in 1980. He died in 1990 in Benin Republic of West Africa.I received a memo early this year from the international
remittance unit of Banque.Internationale Du.Benin(B.I.D.B)for an interview about $45M USD that belongs to my client Late P.Allen,The Bank informed me on their policy to Freeze the account of Late Paulton Allen and redirect his funds $45m usd back to government treasury because they saw no next of kin in his entire file within the bank and his acct.has been dormant for many years which is against the policy of the B.I.DB.I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account as the foreign beneficiary to that fund.I have resolved to share
the money in this ratio.50% for me,35% for you,10% for the remittance manager in the bank who has agreed to guide us for the success of our objectives and 5% for expences we might incurre in the processing of this transaction.I will need your full name and address,including your bank account informations where the funds will be processed into.i will also need your telephone and fax numbers for oral communications too.I will start the processing of all the legal documents to back up your claim immediately you send all the required informations.I will give you further details on the entire process when i receive your positive response.

Your response is needed as soon as possible.
Rrgards
Wilson Laman.


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