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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: drchristopherjoel002@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:28:12 -0800
Subject: UNGENT AND CONFINDENTIAL

Dear Sir/Madam
My name is DR CHRISTOPHER JOEL, from the Republic of Angola. I am writing
you with trust and confidential. And I got your contact through the internet
(business journal). After going through your profile and due consideration,
I became aware and assured of your credibility and capable of handling a
transaction of big magnitude. Thus, my humble decision to solicit for your
understand and cooperation in this business that will benefit you and I.


At the mid term of there bellion which is still on till date, my father,thinking
fast, decided to send my brother and Iout of the country (Angola), with
a total sum of (US$75M), Seventy five million United States Dollars only.


This money was meant for the purchase of arms and ammunitions for the rebel,
packed In a diplomatic
baggage.On arrival in Madrid, Spain, we discovered that as political asylum
seekers, we are not allowed
to operate bank accounts. And With the instruction of my father, we deposited
the baggage in a security
company. This is without declaring the contents to them.Unfortunately, because
of my father?s political
influence,he was assassinated.We therefore need your assistance by coming
to Madrid, to open a non-resident bank account with any of the local banks.
Thenon-resident account will enable the onward
telegraphic transfer of the funds to your nominated bank account. The whole
arrangement will be strictly under our supervision and the transaction will
be absolutely risk free.

The transaction will not last for more than three working days, from
the day of your arrival.We intend to share the money upon successful completion
of the transaction as follows:- 25% will beentitled to you for your assistance,
while 75% will befor us. Should this meet your utmost consideration,
kindly contact usvia this email address drchristopherjoel002@444.net

The confidentiality of the transaction
cannot be over emphasized as we trust and believe that
you will oblige us the security and attention it
demands.
Thank you very much.

Best Regards

DR:CHRISTOPHER JOEL


NB:Kindly direct your reply to this email
address{drchristopherjoel002@444.net}for
security reasons



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