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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: "Mr Ken Adams" <help2ken2003@i12.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: help2ken2003@ny.com
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 14:27:50 -0700
Subject: INQUIRY

Buen día,
por favor, deseo introducirme y esta oportunidad de negocio a usted mi nombre es Sr. Ken Adams, contable de banco.
Deseo saber si podemos trabajar together.I quisiéramos que usted estuviera parado como el siguiente de parentescos a mi cliente difunto que hizo algunos depósitos en mi banco.
Él murió sin colocado después de parentescos y pues tal los fondos ahora tiene un mandato abierto del beneficiario.
Si usted está interesado usted , me deja sabe de modo que pueda darle los detalles comprensivos en cuál debemos hacer. Espero urgente conseguir su respuesta cuanto antes.
Recuerdos,
Sr. Ken Adams.
Good Day,
Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you. My name is Mr Ken Adams,a bank accountant.
I wish to know if we can work together.I would like you to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client who made some deposits in my bank. He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate.
If you are interested you do, let me know so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do.
I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
Best regards,
Mr Ken Adams.

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