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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: "Dr. Deborah Nelson" <deborahnelson87@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 03:15:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Reply:


ATTN:
RE: TRANSFER OF £35.700,000.00 Thirty Five million seven hundred thousand Pounds.I want to transfer to out £35.700,000.00 Thirty Five million seven hundred thousand Pounds from employers (BANK OF SCOTLAND,LONDON) I am seeking for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or set up a new Bank account immediately to receive this fund, even an empty account can serve this purpose,or you help to seek an honest and reliable businessman who can assist us.
I am Dr. Deborah Nelson, An accountant and auditor, During the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in adomiciliary account opened in the bank in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this account, After going through some old files inthe records I discovered that the owner of the account who is a foreigner died without any traceable next of kin hence the dormant nature of the account and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be re-channeled into the bank's reserve.
I suggest we start the first transfer with twenty million pounds [20,000.000] And upon the successful transfer of the first 20million without hitches or disappointment from you, I shall re-apply for the remittance of the balance of the fund to your nominated account.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved for a local account here and I am not supposed to be in possession of such amount of dollars, but the fund can only be approved to any foreigner or into a foreign account.
I suggest we meet face to face to get acquainted, as the fund in question is alarge one before we commence with transfer.
I need your full co-operation to make this work fine, As i will use my office to see that the transaction is hitch free and I will destroy all documents relating the transaction once we conclude the transaction.
On the conclusion of this business, ! You will be given 15% of the total amount, 80% will be for me,while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have ncurred during the process of this transaction.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my personal email.
Best regard,
Dr. Deborah Nelson


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