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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: johnson sonoh <johnson_sonoh1@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:25:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON,


FROM MR JOHNSON SONOH.
COTE D'IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.

DEAREST,


MY NAME IS MR.JOHNSON SONOH,HEAD, INVESTMENT BANKING AND TREASURY OF AFRIC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC COTE D'IVOIRE BRANCH.

I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(ENG.PHILLIP MORGAN)WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER SB1022002-109 WHO PERISHED WITH HIS FAMILY IN AN AUTO CRASH IN BUAKE EXPRESWAY,IN ABIDJAN WEST AFICA, ON THE 30TH OF NOVEMBER 2000. SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR PHILLIP MORGAN,I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD8.5M,[EIGHT MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME, WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED SOME INTEREST.

ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR YOU, YOUR NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

I AM CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND ANY PERSON HERE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITH YOU IN THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 50%/50%.YOU KEEP 50% WHILE I KEEP 50%,THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY, FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.

THEREFORE TO ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DESEASED INDICATING BY SENDING AN APPLICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY
WILL BE REMITTED. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
THIS IS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS DO NOT HESITATE TO REPLY ME
THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS OR THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS
WHICH IS (johnson_sonoh@post.cz ),IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

KIND REGARDS,
MR.JOHNSON SONOH.























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