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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: "Howard Jones" <howardjones1000@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:08:36 +0000
Subject: Investment Opportunity.

Dear Friend,

You will be surprise to see this message but I got your information
through Spartanburg, area chamber of commerce USA.

My name is Howard Jones, a Chief Auditor, during my last auditing in the
United States of America with JP MORGAN BANK in London, we realized
the sum $15.5million owned by one Patrick Lyon who died during a fatal
motor accident on Nov.11,2004 while on vacation in South Africa.
All efforts,which have been made to reach the relatives of Mr.Patrick Lyon
for the past two years, have not yielded any positive result.

In our last Board Meeting, the directors jointly decided that Mr.Lyon's
money should be included in the annual profit for the year 2005. Since
I was the one who introduced Mr. Patrick Lyon to the bank, I objected to
the
decision and demanded that the fund remains floating in the treasury
for another one year to see if we could actually get the relatives of
Mr.Lyon to claim the money.
I will like to work with you to claim the said funds from JP MORGAN
BANK.
I am willing to share the
money with you on a 25% to you and 75% percent for me.

I will procure the necessary documents and put up claims on your behalf as
next of kin to Mr. Lyon, I will send you all the documents to you. Once
this is done, the legal and accounting dept will have the fund processed and
wire the funds to your account, then we can meet to share the money
together.

Please I want you to keep this information very Confidential.
If you are not willing to assist me, then I will beg you to
still keep the information secret.
Let me have your telephone number so that I can reach you if you need
me to call you. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you and God bless you.

Much Regards
Howard Jones.

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