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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: ebe coon <ebecoon@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 06:21:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent


My dear,

My name is Hon .EBE COON ,the manager, Foreign Remmittance Department,of
CREDIT AND COMMERCE BANK,PLC.LOME TOGO.I am writing in respect of a foreign
customer of my bank with account number:22-4586-4456/CCB/T, whose name is
Late Mr, LEE REEN ,who perished in a plane crash [Korean Air Flight 801]
whichcrashed in Guam on Wednesday August6,1997 ,killing the whole passengers
aboard. Since the demise of this our customer,I personally has 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 US$16.5M, [Sixteen Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars] which has been with my branch for a very
long time.

I am the account officer to the deceased when he was still alive,I want to
use my position as one of the senior staff of the bank who knows about his
deposit to seek for a reliable foreign partner that will stand as the next
of kin/new beneficiary to the deceased deposit with the bank. Note that our
banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than
eight years,without being recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed
deposit. In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal and
decided to contact you.I will give you 25% of the total sum for your
assistance.Upon the receipt of your response,I will send you by fax or
e-mail the Application Letter and other necessary documents which you will
use to apply to the bank as the next of kin to the deceased customer.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and
that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer
can be finalized within ten banking days,from the date you applied to the
bank as a relation to the deceased. When you receive this letter,Kindly send
me an e-mail signifying your decision including your private Tel/Fax numbers
for quick communication.

I will be here till success is achieved and will be feeding you with every
information that the bank will expect from you as a relation to the
eceased.Be rest assured that you will never regret your involvement in this
transaction.

May God be with you.

Hon .EBE COON



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