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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: "Customer Care unit" <customerservice1@afribank-biz.net>
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 15:10:49 +0000
Subject: Awaiting your response

Hello,

I am Tim Bamigo the accountant general Afribank Plc, i request your
co-operation in the project of a huge amount of money USD$ 25million,
(Twenty-five million Us Dollars). An Iris national and a businessman, Arc.
Maxwell Edger, made a deposit in our bank on Sept 1998 and since then no
withdrawal nor any payment have been made to that account, I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply, after three month I
sent a reminder and finally his employer wrote to inform me that Arc. Edger
died in automobile accident, that he died without making a will while my
attempt to trace his next of kin through an Iris embassy proved abortive.
And he did not declare his next of kin in his deposit application form.

The point is that his employers are not aware of his deposit with us;
therefore I am the only person who knows about Arc. Edger's deposit, the
whole details relating to Arc. Edger’s deposit is also with me. I am looking
forward for a foreigner like you who will act as the next of kin. I have
worked out modalities of achieving my aim by appointing you as the next of
kin as well as to transfer the money abroad for us to share.

If you agree to act as the next of kin to enable me transfer the money to
our own benefit, I will give you 30% of entire sum, 60% will be for me while
10% will be to take care of all unforeseen expenses as we may incure in the
course including in this project. I will also want you to furnish me with
your full name, contact address, and telephone and fax numbers respectively
via this id timbamigo@globalum.com I am urgently waiting for your response.

Best Regards
Tim Bamigo

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