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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.PETER BROWN" <pin_pin1@email.ro>
Reply-To: pin_pin_uk@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:20:11 +0300
Subject: Waiting To Hear From You[Reply]



FROM MR.PETER BROWN
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
BANK OF SCOTLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
CALL ME WITH MY
PRIVATE TELL NUMBER
+44-7040110197.
CONTACT:E-MAIL:[peter_11@london.com]
*********************************************************

DEAR PARTNER,

IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT ( FIFTEEN-MILLION POUNDS STERLINGS) FROM OUR BANK HERE
IN LONDON. I HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL
BE CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTION,BELIEVINGTHAT YOU WILL NEVER
LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.

THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR JOHN HUGHES FOREIGNER AND THE MANAGER OF PETROL
CHEMICAL SERVICE HERE IN LONDON,A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY PROFFESSION AND HE DIED
SINCE 1995.THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO
ME AS WELL THAT HIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE
AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (15,000,000.00)POUNDS STERLINGS.

I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T
KNOW ANY FOREIGNER,I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS
WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELF BEFORE,BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE
BUSINESS.I BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS
INVESTMENT.YOUR FULL CONTACT PHONE AND FAX NUMBER NAME WILL BE NECESSARY FOR
THIS EFFECT.

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.

THANKS

MR.PETER BROWN.



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