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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: donaldbrooks@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:11:49 +0100
Subject: From Donald

Foreign Payment Liaison Office,
Second Avenue, Seattle Washington, WA,98104, U.S.A
Security Tel/Fax No:1-610-980-8687


DearFriend,


Re; sift/ Telegraphic Transfer of US$12,500.000.00 ( Twelve million,
five hundred thousand United States Dollars only) to your nominated bank
account through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.


Following the September 11th terrorist attacks on United States World Trade
Center which slumped the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the office of
the comptroller of the currency (OCC) Washington DC, the Accountant General
Foreign Payment Liaison office recently carried out Verifications and auditing
exercise on foreign payment, this payment was discovered during this process.


I am Mr.Donald Brooks, the Internal Auditor Foreign payment office Seattle
branch, Washington. I got your contact through the World Trade Encyclopaedia
and wish to express my willingness to transfer an overdue payment of US$12,500,000.00
(Twelve million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars only) to your
nominated bank account, through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.However,
concrete arrangements have been concluded successfully for the transfer.



These funds emanated from over invoiced payment including logistic and Y2K
compliance with our programs networking. I discovered this amount from the
manifest recently and secured a payment authority to authenticate the transfer.
Your Co-operation is highly required for this transfer; Note that you will
be entitled to share 15% of the funds. This deal is 100% covered from any
form of inquiry, and itwill be done under a legitimate funds transfer process.



Kindly send the following information urgently, (1), your full name
and address, (2) your confidential Telephone and Fax number. You will
later send your bank account details to the paying bank after we had
reached an agreement of trust. I have successfully worked out a solution
to effect the transfer. Finally, note that a high Degree of trust
and confidentiality is required from both parties.


Looking forward toyour timely response via confidential security
E-mail; donald87@freemail.nl Make sure you contact me through my email
address before sending me a fax or phone call, this is my TEL/FAX:1 610-980-8687


Your urgent reply is highly anticipated.


Donald Brooks

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