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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Rebort Williams" <rebortwilliams2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rebortwilliams@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:30:50 +0000
Subject: *****REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS CO-OPERATION.*****

Dear Sir,

RE: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS CO-OPERATION.

I am Mr. Robert Williams; I work with a finance company here in the United
Kingdom.
One of our clients, DR. MARTINS DIMITRIS, who was before his death, an
adviser
To the Organization of Petroleum Export Country (OPEC), had several deposits
Lodged in our care as his fund managers.

On his death five years ago, his heir (his wife) put up claims and my
company paid off on the claims she submitted papers. Substantial volumes
that can last ten lifetimes.

However, his wife did not present papers for two primes Deposits with total
Values: fourteen million US dollars (US$14million) and Of Nine million,
eight Hundred thousand British Pounds GBP9.8Million) paid in By DR. MARTINS
DIMITRIS in
different names and the deposits are still intact.

I discovered that DR. MARTINS DIMITRIS did not declare any next of kin or
Relations in all official documents for those two Prime deposits. They are
term Deposits and term has expired and no one will come Again for the funds.

Based on my position in this finance company, I have kept the facts of this
Case closely to myself alone. The reason I am contacting you is because I am
quite certain you can stand in and claim these funds with my assistance. I
have planned the operation well in line with our company's Procedures and
practice.

If you show interest by replying to this proposal, I will send to you
further Information on the planning and execution. Precisely however, what
this requires is that you put in an application with a letter of Probate,
showing copy of the Deposit document, which I will forward to you. This will
enable our finance Company at any of our branch offices to recognize you as
the next of kin to late DR. MARTINS DIMITRIS Eligible to claim the funds. I
will share fifty -Fifty with you.

It is quite necessary that this be kept as Confidential as possible for its
Successful completion within days.

I will be expecting your reply.

Sincerely,
Robert Williams.

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