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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: "CBC BANKING CORP" <cbcbankingcorp@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:46:45 +0100
Subject: FILL THIS FORM AND GET BACK TO US.


Attn:Cameron Johnson,

Congratulations once again for your Winning,and we have gone through your
file here in our bank and it clearifies us that you won the sum of $715,810
(Seven hundred and fifteen eight hundred and ten Dollars only.So in order
for us to process your payment immediately to you are required to comply
with the following informations immediately.

1) You give us your Telephone and fax number

2) You have to send us a copy of your identifications been your passport
copy or driver´s license Then also you are required to fill this payment
processing form and send it back immediately to us
Email:(cbcbankingcorp@hotmil.com)Tell:(+447040116880)Fax:(+447005921399)as
soon as we have confirmed that you have filled the form and send it back to
us then we will proceed your payment immediately.

Thanks.
CBC BANK CORP

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM

FIRST NAME:.......LAST NAME:............DATE OF BIRTH:............HOME
ADDRESS.............


CITY...............................ZIPCODE................STATE................OCCUPATION.....................

MARRITAL
STATUS....................(M)..............................(D).........................S)...................

TELEPHONE.........................................FAX
.....................................................................

METHOD OF TRANSFER

(A) BANK TRANSFER (B)CERTIFIED CHEQUE (C) PICK UP

BANKNAME ..........................................ACCOUNT
NUMBER..............................................


ROUTING NUMBER.............................. ADDRESS OF
CITY..................................................

ZIPCODE TICKET
NO.............................REFNO..........................BATCH
NO.......................

NEXT OF KIN


NAME(MR/MRS).....................................LAST
NAME..........................................................

HOMEADDRESS...........................................................CITY...............................................

STATE...................................................ZIPCODE................................................................

CCUPATION................................MARRITALSTATUS..(M)............(D)...............(S).................

TELEPHONE................................................FAX..................................................................

DECLARATION


I....................................MR/MRS.HERE BY I DECLARE THAT I NEVER
RECIEVED ANY PAYMENT INSURED ON MY BEHALF NOR HAVE ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS
FILLED A CLAIM ON MY BEHALF. I HERE BY GIVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO EUROCITY
GRUPO SEGURIDAD SA TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF MY
PAYMENT TO THE DESIGNATED INFORMATION STATED ABOVE.

SIGNATURE:................................................................DATE:................................................

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