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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: "david johnson" <mrdavid5@msn.com>
Reply-To: davidjohnson1920@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:08:05 +0000
Subject: ATTN: SIR, URGENT RESPONSE TO MY PROPOSAL...

FROM: MR. DAVID JOHNSON
14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road,
Camber well, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK.
email: mrdavid5@msn.com



I am MR. DAVID JOHNSON a British citizen and I am 47years of age. I am
married with three kids, I work with Union Bank Swiss Finance Company London
UK.

I am the accounting officer of Mr. Mike Da who died on the recent bomb blast
which occurred in London on the 7th of July 2005.

Mr. Mike Da who is our Client with Account Number UBS 101-720-4 has left the
sum of Two Million one Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars ($2,120.000.00)
for deposit, this Amount is yet to be credited in his favour before he died
on the recent bomb blast in London.

I want you to open an account with my Bank so that I can credit this amount
to you while you shall receive 40% of the fund I and my colleague will have
60%.

If you are interested in this transaction please fill the form below and
return back to me to enable me open an account on your behalf.

The name of the Finance and Security Company and all relevant informations
will be given to you, when you contact me on my Email.


Treat with utmost confidentiality.

Yours sincerely,

MR. DAVID JOHNSON


PERSONAL DATA

FULL NAMES:________________________________________

GENDER____________________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________

NATIONALITY: _______________________________________

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________

MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________

HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________

OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________

FAX NUMBER:________________________________________

OCCUPATION:________________________________________

POSITION HELD:______________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________

NEXT OF KIN:______________________________________

ACCOUNT TYPE:_____________________________________


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