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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: wayneos@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:07:08 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?WITH=20=20REGARDS=2E?=

ASB BANK London
Senator House
85 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4HA
England

I am Wayne bhutelezi Osmond, head of group risk, ASB Bank
London, England.On Monday, 31 July, 2000, one Andreas
Schranner, a German National, a property magnate, made a
numbered time (Fixed)Deposit, valued at £10,550,000.00 (Ten
Million,Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) for twelve
calender months in my Bank Branch.Upon Maturity, we sent a
routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his company that Mr. Andreas Schranner was
aboard the AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday, 31 July,
2000 into the Hotelissimo.

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm).

After further investigation, it was discovered that he
died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his
next of kin proved fruitless.On further investigation, it
was discovered that Late Mr. Andreas Schranner did not
declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work here
in our Bank. The total sum, £10,550,000.00 is still in my
bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever
come forward to claim it.

In accordance with the British banking laws and
constitution, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the
money will revert to the British Government treasury if
nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to
stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas
Schranner.

Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you the
ASB Bank "Next of Kin Payment Application Form" as well as
detailed information on how this deal would be carried
out.We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the
drafting of the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr. Andreas
Schranner and to obtain all other relevant papers in your
name for the necessary documentation for payment approval
in my bank headquarters in your favour.

The money will be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for
me, thirty five percent for you and five percent for any
arising contigencies during the course of this
transaction.I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law as I will use my position as the Bank's
head of group risk to secure approvals and guarantee the
successful execution of this transaction.Please be informed
that your utmost confidentiality is required and also kindly include your
private telephone/fax number.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks & best regards,

Mr Wayne Bhutelezi Osmond.




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