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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: "john hilary" <johnhilary08@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:34:57 +0000
Subject: hope it is ok

dear,friend;

I wish this my proposal will not come to you as asurprise.
I am John Hilary, a Regional Director with a TRUST AND SECURITY COMPANY with
regional Office in Lome-Togo.


We had a foreign client (name with held) who deposited a huge sum of money
(US$8.5million) with our Company.Eventually, this client was among the
victims
of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in
U.S.A
but, since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the next
of kin, A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the
Company.Now,having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years
before his death,and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the
past year , I have removed the file to my privat volt.


I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every
other arrangement has being concluded ! by me and I am only waiting for
aforeigner to enable me move the fund to his account.
This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations
will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a
return message and I will furnish you with details.

Your interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation.I look
forward
to hearing from you.


Best Regards,
John Hilary.

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