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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: "Mohammad Abdullahi" <t22k5@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 14:31:46 +0400
Subject: Business Offer

Dear Friend,
My Name is Dr Muhammad Abdullahi, a credit officer with one of the
leading Banks here in the United Arab Emirates.

In my department i discovered an abandoned funds (USD 9.5 Million) in
an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. ANDREAS
SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his entire family in July 2000 in the AF4590 plane crash.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Since i got information about his death, I have been expecting his next
of kin to come over and claim his money to no avail. To this end, I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased.

The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remains
unclaimed after Six years, the money will be transfered into the bank
treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a
foreigner and an Emirati cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.

Your percentage will be declared to you as soon as you indicate your
interest. I will then visit your country for disbursement according to
the percentage indicated.
Therefore, to enable the immediate move of this fund to you ,you must
reply this message indicating.

1.Your full name and address
2.Your telephone and fax number for easy communication.
3.Your company's name and address.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will furnish you with further guidelines
regarding your application .

Please contact me immediately you receive this letter.

Best Regards
Dr Muhammad Abdullahi

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