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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:
  • "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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Fraud email example:

From: Carl Smith <pmmsmith29@msn.com>
Reply-To: <kcsmith22@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:00:15 +0000
Subject: LETTER FROM MR.CARL....READ CAREFULLY!!!



Dept of Offshore Banking Services
IBT Schroder Bank & Trust Company
3rd Floor, B.W.I. West Wind Building,
P.O.Box 1040, George Town, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands.

Dear Recipient!!!

Kindly read this classified letter I personally sent to you from my humble office of which I am seeking for your trust and assistance on how to commence some kind of investments in some key areas of business in your environs with you if do not mind. I am Mr. Carl Smith, Head of Offshore Banking Services of the above bank.

As head of the offshore banking services of the above bank and in line with my duty to conduct random checks on offshore investments and returns, I discovered a dormant offshore bank account with the sum of £15M. This offshore account was opened in 2003, and investigations carried out later revealed that the account was opened with the aim to finance a Non-Profit Christian Library project in one of the Countries in Eastern Europe. The depositor of this fund died unceremoniously on November, 2003 shortly after making the deposit leaving no Will or Next of Kin and the account has remained non-functional since then. Investigations on this fund has been concluded and I have already received the final reports which I have tendered to the bank authorities informing them of my success in locating the deceased relatives. Cayman Island offshore banking law states a 6-year limitation period on creditors' claims.

I contacted you personally in view of this so that I can present you as the relative so that YOU and I can have this money for our benefit. I have made adequate arrangements on how to achieve a maximum success concerning this DEAL. You have to accept my offer for sharing the proceeds as follows; 50% for me, 40% for you while 10% will be for expenditures.

Having been satisfied and willing to work with me, feel free to contact me for full all-inclusive details and the follow-up procedures. Meanwhile I would like to have the following info below:

[1]. Full details about you
[2]. Your Telephone Contact details
[3]. Nationality
[4]. Occupation
[5]. Sex/Age…

Thanking you in advance while anticipating your prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Carl Smith.

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