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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: "Elizabeth Thornton" <elizabththornton@globalserviceshk.com>
Reply-To: elizabeththornton@globalserviceshk.com
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:52:36 +0100
Subject: Client Inquiry ref: [LDN011/01960-0]



Sincere Greetings,

My name is Elizabeth Thornton. I work with the Private Banking Division at
Leadenhall Bank Limited, London. We are conducting a standard process
investigation in relation to matters involving a client who shares the same
name with yours (Kristoph) and also the circumstances surrounding
investments made by this client at our bank.
Our Leadenhall Banking client died intestate and nominated no next of kin to
inherit the title over the investments made with our bank.

The essence of this communication with you is to request you provide us
information on three issues:

1-Are you aware of any relative/relation who shares
your same name whose last known contact address was
in Brussels ?
2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value
made by such a person at the Private Banking Division
of Leadenhall Bank?
3-Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your
eligibility to assume status of next of kin to
the deceased?

It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with
this individual that we may put an end to this communication with you and
our inquiries surrounding this person.

You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more
detailed information at this point.
Please respond to this mail as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity
to close this investigation.
Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.

Elizabeth Thornton
For: Thomas Masters:
Director Leadenhall Private Clients.
02-08-2005

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