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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: zamani djuril <zamani_dj4@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 01:17:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Mutual Transaction,urgent


Dear Henk Stek



I am Barrister zamani djubril.An Attorney at law, and aPersonal lawyer to late Engineer W.A Weltson, a
foreign national who lived and worked in Lome-Togo fora long time.
On 30th of June,2001,my client(late engineer W A
Watson) and his family where in voled in a car
accident along Takpami Express road Lome, which they
lost there lives.

Before his death, he deposited the sum of $20.2
million USD,with the prudent Bank of Africa.
And now the Bank in question, has issued me a notice
to provide his next of kin, esle his money will be
confiscated.

I therefore seek your consent, to present you as his
next of kin, for the reason that you bear the same
last name.
For a long time, I have been trying to find someone
abroad, who bears the same last name as my late
client( ),before I got your name on the net.

This is to allow the said amount( $20.2million USD)to be transfered to your personal account abroad as his next of kin, and I shall come down to your country.
Immediately this fund is been transfered,...and you
shall be compensated, greatly for the asistance.
Please, don't fail to send me an email, on this if there is something else you will need to know.

Thanks,
Barrister. zamani djubril.































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