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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: gregorypeters@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 02:30:09 +0100
Subject: Hello.

OUSE OF COMMONS UNITED KINGDOM
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
LONDON SW1A 0AA
TEL/FAX: +44-704-0106376.
E-MAIL: greg_peters001@yahoo.co.uk


NOTE: THIS MESSAGE IS REACHING YOU DIRECT FROM THE WEBMASTER OF HEAD OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

FROM THE DESK OF (GREGORY PETERS ESQ, MP) MEMBER, HEAD OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO PARTAKE IN BUSINESS THAT WILL FAVOUR BOTH OF US.
PRESENTLY THE CONTRACT INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE LONDON-UNITED KINGDOM UNDER
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS HAS JUST REACHED A NEW RESOLUTION TO PAY ALL THEIR
PENDING FOREIGN CONTRACTORS THIS BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 2005; SO WE DEMAND
FOR YOUR INFORMATION TO ENLIST YOU AMONG THE UNPAID CONTRACTORS THAT WILL
BE PAID THIS YEAR, AND AFTER YOUR INFORMATION HAS BEEN ALLEGED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR IN CHARGE; THE SUM OF £15 MILLION POUNDS WILL BE
PAID INTO ANY BANK ACCOUNT WHICH YOU PROVIDE.

NOTE: FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION; I AM WILLING TO COMPENSATE
YOU WITH 20% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AFTER CONCLUSION OF THE TRANSACTION.
PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION SUCH AS STATED BELOW; TO ENABLE
ME COMMENCE ON THE SUBMITION.

[1] NAME :- ..............................................................................................................

[2] ADDRESS :- ........................................................................................................

[3] AGE :- .................................................................................................................

[4] SEX :- ..................................................................................................................

[5] TELEPHONE :- ....................................................................................................

[6] FAX :- .................................................................................................................

[7] OCCUPATION STATUS :- ..................................................................................


ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL TAKE US JUST 15 WORKING DAYS
TO ACCOMPLISH BEGINNING FROM WHEN I RECEIVE YOUR DATA'S.

NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU CALL ME ON +44-704-0106376 FOR A VOICE CONVERSATION,
AND ALSO FOR AN URGENT REPLY TO YOUR MAIL, PLEASE WRITE ME ON MY PRIVATE
E-MAIL;(greg_peters001yahoo.co.uk )


BEST REGARDS,

DR. GREGORY PETERS (MP).



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