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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: "Lisa Benson ." <lisaachor@kasbanklondon.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 01:01:12 +0000
Subject: 15 MILLION DOLLARS OF YOUR LATE RELATIVE

DEAR FRIEND,

GREETINGS ,I AM LISA ACHOR.A CITIZEN OF UK WORKING WITH A BANK AS THE
DIRECTOR
OF FINANCE. PLEASE DONT FEEL BAD, ITS JUST THAT I WANT YOU TO HELP PROCESS
A TRANSFER OF 15 MILLION DOLLARS TO ANY ACCOUNT WHICH YOU WILL PROVIDE. I
DISCOVERED IN MY OFFICE THAT THE OPERATOR OF THIS ACCOUNT WHOM I FEEL IS
SOME HOW RELATED TO YOU, WHO WAS ASSASINATED WITH HIS FAMILY LAST FOUR YEARS
2001. SINCE AFTER HIS DEATH, HE LEFT NO BODY TO CLAIM THE MONEY.AND MY BANK
HERE IS PLANNING TO PUSH IT IN THEIR TREASURY BOX. PLS CONTACT ME FOR
BEREIFING OF THIS TRANSACTON, WHEN COMPLETED YOU ARE TO GET 30% OF THE ABOVE
MONEY.GET BACK TO ME SO THAT I CAN FORWARD YOUR DETAILS AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
THANKS.

LISA BENSON

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