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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: josephbrigde@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:58:23 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PRIVATE?=

joseph brigde
Department of accounts division,
HFBC,Bank, London.
josephbrigde@lycos.co.uk

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. JOSEPH BRIGDE, Department of accounts division, HFBC Bank, London.
On January 14 1999, one Mr. Jeff Haward , an American National,made numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at ) for twelve calendar 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 contract employers he was aboard the, American Airlines
Flight 587 which crashed into a residential area near John F. Kennedy International
Airport on November12,2001, www.cnn.com/2001/US/11/12/newyork.crash/

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. Jeff Haward did not declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank. The total sum is US$15M 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 Federal
banking Laws and constitution, the money will revert to the ownership of
the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.

Consequently, I shall present you as a foreigner to stand in, as the next
of kin to late Mr. Jeff Haward so that you and I can benefit from the fruits
of this man's labour. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall give you
detailed information on how this deal would be carried out. We shall employ
the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the letter of probate in
your favour, and to obtain all other relevant papers in your name for the
necessary documentation for payment approval in my bank. The money will
be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for me, thirty five percent for you
and five percent for any arising contingencies 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
in the bank to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of
this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this
interests you, please reply me immediately, and please include your private
telephone number for voice contact and fax number so I can provide you with
more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.


Awaiting your urgent reply. josephbrigde@lycos.co.uk

Thanks.
Best regards,
Mr JOSEPH BRIGDE






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