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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: "terry cole" <terrycole7777@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:14:45 -0600
Subject: VERY URGENT

MR. TERRY COLE
14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road,
Camber well, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK.
Email:terrycole7777@hotmail.com
Tel: 0044-7040-1222-10
Fax: 0044-2073-9854-00

I am MR. TERRY COLE . a United Kindom citizen and I am 43yrs of age, I
am
married with three Children, I work with Swiss London Bank

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

Mr. Nelson Owen 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 get back to me immediatly.
The name of the Finance and Security Company and all relevant
information’s will be given to you, when you contact me on my private Email:
terrycole@hotmail.com
Treat with most confidentiality.

Yours sincerely,

MR. TERRY COLE


PERSONAL DATA

FULL NAMES:________________________________________

GENDER____________________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________

NATIONALITY: _______________________________________

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________

MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________

HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________

OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________

FAX NUMBER:________________________________________

OCCUPATION:________________________________________

POSITIONHELD:______________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________

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