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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: "DR THOMAS MAMBO" <pbg@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gsfc@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 00:45:11 +0100
Subject: Await your reply.

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM DR.THOMAS MAMBO, DIRECTOR GLOBAL SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY, UNITED KINGDOM.I AM HAPPY TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE TOTAL SUM OF US$10.5MILLION DEPOSITED BY ONE MR.PATRICK A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY WHO ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2002 WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT TOGETHER WITH HIS WIFE AND THIER ONLY SON ALL LOST THERE LIFES. FOR THREE YEARS NOW THIS COMPANY HAS WAITED FOR ANY OF THE DECEASED RELATIVE TO COME FOR THE CLAIM OF THIS URGE AMOUNT LODGED IN OUR COMPANY,BUT TO OUR SUPRISE NO ONE SHOWED UP FOR THE CLAIM.
WE THEN DECIDED TO SEND FOR HIS PERSONAL ATTORNEY IN PERSON OF BARRISTER RICO SAVAGE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED WHICH HE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MR.PATRICK'S RELATIVES THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER THESE SERVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WE HAD TO ISSUE HIS ATTORNEY A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISICATED WITHIN THE NEXT 4 MONTHS SINCE HE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESFUL IN LOCATING ANY RELATIVE OF THE DECEASED FOR OVER 3 YEARS NOW.JUST LAST WEEK YOUR EMBASSY FORWARDED YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR COMPANY TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR.PATRICK IN PERSON YOU BEAR THE SAME LAST NAME WITH.WE THEN INVITED THE BARRISTER TO SEE THROUGH YOUR PROFILE WHICH HE CONSIDERED AND MADE AN APPLICATION FOR THE PAYMENT TO BE MADE TO YOU WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED,HOWEVER WE SEEK THE CONSENT TO PRESENT TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED,SINCE YOU ARE OF THE SAME NATIONALITY,SO THAT THE PROCEEDS !
OF HIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU IN CASH.
THE MONEY IS IN ONE SECURITY-PROOF BOX WEIGHING 110KG.AS A DIPLOMAT MY COMPANY OPERATES COURIER SERVICE THAT CAN SEND DIPLOMATIC MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND OTHER VALUABLES FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER. WE HAVE DISCLOSED A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY ON THE SECURITY-PROOF BOX AND SO IT CANNOT BE CHECKED BY ANY CUSTOMS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,SO AM HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE FINALIZED AND CONCLUDED ARRANGEMENTS ON HOW TO SHIP THE MONEY BY COURIER TO YOU.
WE WILL DECLOSE THAT THE BOXES CONTAINED FILM MATERIALS, AND WHEN OPEN WILL SPOIL THE MATERIALS.WE WON'T DECLARE MONEY AT ANY AIRPORT, THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO AVOID BECAUSE THE BOXES WERE PADDED WITH SYNTHETIC NYLON AND TO OPEN THEM, YOU HAVE TO CUT THE PAD BEFORE YOU WILL MEET THE BUTTONS THAT YOU WILL PRESS TO OPEN THE DIAL CODE-LOCK. THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN OPEN THE BOXES AND BE ABLE TO CLOSE THEM AGAIN BECAUSE THEY WERE PADDED WITH MACHINE.
AS SOON AS I HAVE YOUR GO AHEAD ORDER.AS A DIPLOMAT I WILL HELP YOU SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM.WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT YOU MUST COMPENSATE US WITH THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR (US$500,000.00) TO THIS COMPANY AND TO THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO THE DECEASED AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY.TO THIS EFFECT, YOU WILL SEND TO ME A PROMISSORY NOTE FOR FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR (US$500,000.00). HOWEVER, DO RECONFIRM YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS FOR SENDING THE BOXES BY COURIER. PLEASE MAINTAIN TOPMOST SECRECY AS IT MAY CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IF FOUND OUT THAT WE ARE USING THIS WAY TO HELP YOU. DO NOT EVER TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY.I WANT TO HELP YOU BECAUSE SOMETHING IN ME TELLS ME THAT YOU ARE AN HONEST PERSON. MAY GOD BE WITH US AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY? PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO CALL ME ON MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER 447040113347 OR Email: gsfc@hotmail.co.uk UPON YOUR RECEIPT OF !
THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE.

YOURS SINCERELY,
DR.THOMAS MAMBO.
DIRECTOR, GSFC, UK

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