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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: "malo de molina" <malo_1961@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 23:57:08 +0000
Subject: Greetings

Date: 23/04/2005
Greetings,

Transfer of Title Enquiry: Banco De Espana
My name is Angelita Malo De Molina. I work as an executive partner
for the firm Cepex Consulting , S.A. , Investment Brokers and Security
Consultants Spain.
We are conducting an end of year consolidated financial statement
for the year ending Oct.2004 , under conjunctional agreement with BANCO
DE
ESPANA .This notario enquiry involves a client who shares your surname
and
also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client at
BANK
DE ESPANA OFFSHORE GROUP.

A Commercial and Investment arm of the parent Bank.It was brought to
our
knowledge that the aforementioned client died in testate and nominated
no
next of kin to the title over the investments made with the Bank.We
came to
know of you via the Spainish Global. Database.Center(S.G.D.C.)

Hence we are making this contact.The essence of this communication with
you
is to request that you provide us with informations on 3 KEY ISSUES:


1. Are you aware of any relative/relation who's last contact address
was Brussels, Belgium?
2. Who shares a similiar name?
3. Who's date of birth on file was 27/07/1932?

Thank you for your time.

Best regards,

Senora Angelita Malo De Molina
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This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom
they are addressed. If you have received this email in error
please notify e-mail:malo_1961@hotmail.com
This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned
for the presence of computer viruses.
Cepex Consulting , S.A.
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