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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: fredadams11@handbag.com
Reply-To: fredadams111@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:46:35 -0800
Subject: MUTUAL TRUST

MUTUAL TRUST


DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS FRED ADAMS,LAWYER BY PROFESSION AND PERSONAL ASSISTANTE TO LATE
MR MARTIN GREENBERG.I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF EURO
CREDIT AND LOANS BANK (MR. MARTIN GREENBERG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE
990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF THROUGH
THIS CNN WEB SITE.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR. MARTIN GREENBERG,RIDGEFIELD,CONNECTICUT, I
PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL
HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD30M,[THRITY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH THIS BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG
TIME.ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE
NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS
FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE
THAN FIVE YEARS,BECAUSE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO
THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT OVER THE INTERNET I WAS CONVINCED IN
MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS
CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED
BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A PERSON IN MY COUNTRY
CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT
MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST
WILL BE FOR ME AND MY INSIDER IN THE BANK. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR
COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT .
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
FURTHERMORE,AS HIS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE,I HAD ACCESS TO SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS
THAT WILL FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND.HOWEVER,MY PARTNER IN THE
BANK WILL ALSO BE THERE TO FURNISH ME WITH OTHER VITAL INFORMATION.
PLEASE REPLY TO EMAIL:

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
MR Fred Adams



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