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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: simnath dachlos <simbathdachlos5700988@msn.com>
Reply-To: <simbath_dachlos12@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:44:52 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY




Greetings Sir!

I strongly believe that this massage would come to you as a surprise.In fact, it is strictly confidence and I seek for your co-operation to present you to a Financial House as the next of Kin/Beneficiary to a "late customer"Mr. John Paul Getty who died on Apr. 17,2003 after a brief illness in London Hospital(BBC News), Visit the web site below for confirmation;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/uk/2956897.stm
If this money reaches 5 years, it will be automatically moved as an unclaimed Fund. All I need from you now is to present your details to the Bank Management as the next of kin since i'm the account manager of the deceased.It does not matter if you are from America or not.The deceased has a bank balance of USD$27 MILLION here with our Bank. which will be paid to you as his next of kin.Since after his death there is no one that comes for the funds.However, all my efforts/traces,all was in vain. That is the main reason I am writing you this to ask for your co-operation and partner with me for us to claim this money and transferred it to your Bank Account immediately before my retirements.We are to share this money between ourselves 60% for me,while 40% goes to you.

You are not even required to travel unless if you wish, it is still good.I only need an account number you would like the money to go into.Even an empty a/c or a (zero balance) a/c ,is still good.I will then secure an approval from the Financial House in your name for onward transfer.
Yours faithfully,
Simbath

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