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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: anayibassey5@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 03:25:09 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?RE=3AURGENT=20REPLY?=

DEAR SIR,
GOODDAY TO YOU TODAY.
MY NAME IS MR ANAYI BASSEY KAHLE.I AM 17 YEARS OLD. I AM THE SON OF LATE
MR KURT KAHLE, I KNOW THAT THIS EMAIL WILL COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU BECAUSE
WE HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE NOW.PLEASE,BEAR WITH ME.
I AM WRITING TO SEEK FOR YOUR ABLE ASSISTANCE TO RECEIVE THE SUM OF US$15,500,000MUSD{FIFTEEN
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ONLY} FROM MY LATE FATHER'S BANK ACCOUNT
IN ASIA. MY FATHER WAS SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE BUSINESS MAN WHO RUN ONE OF THE
BIGGEST SCHOOL IN OUR COUNTRY.HE IS AN ACHIEVED BUSINESS MAN WHO DIED IN
THE AIR FRANCE CONCORD PLAN CRASH BOUND FOR NEW YORK IN THEIR PLAN FOR A
WORLD CRUISE, ON THE 30TH OF JULY 2000 ALONG WITH MY MOTHER.AND MY YOUNGER
BROTHER MICHAEL,I LOST BOTH PARENTS AND BROTHER IN THE ILL FATED PLANE CRASH,AND
IT COST ME MY FORTUNE. HERE BELOW IS THE BBC NEWS OF THE INCEDENT, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>

I AND MY LITTLE SISTER ARE BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF BY MY UCLE,MY LATE FATHER'S
BROTHER.THEY TOOK ALL MY FATHER'S PROPERTIES AND SHARED AMONG THEMSELVES.
MY FATHER HAD AN ACCOUNT WITH A BANK IN ASIA ,AND I WAS HIS NEXT OF KIN.
THE BANK CONTACTED ME LAST WEEK TO INFORM ME OF MY LATE FATHER,S MONEY WITH
THEM AMOUNTING TO THE TONE OF$15,500,000,MUSD .THE MONEY IS DUE FOR PAYMENT
AND THEY HAVE PLACED THE ACCOUNT UNSERVICABLE DUE TO MANY YEARS OF NON OPERATING
OF THE ACCOUNT BY MY FATHER.
FOR THE FACT THAT I DON,T WANT MY UNCLES TO BE AWARE OF THE MONEY SO THAT
THEY WILL NOT TAKE IT FROM ME. I AM REQUESTING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE
A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE BANK WILL TRANSFER THE MONEY TO FOR SAFETY AND
INVESTMENT WHEN I COME TO MEET YOU. ALSO,BECAUSE OF MY AGE,I CAN NOT HAVE
SUCH AMOUNT IN MY ACCOUNT AND PRESENTLY I DON,T HAVE ANY ACCOUNT. SO,I NEED
AN ASSISTANCE FROM YOU TO PROVIDE THE BANK ACCOUNT TO RECEIVE THE MONEY
ON MY BEHALF AS THE BENEFICARY TO THE FUND. THE MONEY IS BIG AND I NEED
SOMEONE WHO CAN RECEIVE THE MONEY TO HIS ACCOUNT AND HELP ME TO MAKE INVESTMENT.I
AM READY TO NEGOTIATE YOUR PERCENTAGE IF YOU AGREE TO HELP ME. I NEED ALSO
YOUR GUARRANTTEE THAT YOU WILL BE TRUSTED,HONEST,SINCERE AND KEEP THIS TRANSACTION
CONFIDENTIAL AT YOUR SIDE. PLEASE REPLY AND COPY MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ID:anayibassey@eresmas.com

I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT REPLY.
ANAYI BASSEY KAHLE




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