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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: "lu Mc" <lugon00@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:12:08 +0000
Subject: DO TAKE YOUR TIME TO READ(GOOD DAY)

Attn: Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Ellvis Peterson, head of group risk, AS Bank
London,England. On Monday, 31 July, 2000, one Mr. Andreas
Schranner,a German National,a property magnate,
made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at
£8,000,000.00 (Eight Million Pounds) for twelve
calendar months in my Bank Branch. Upon Maturity,
we sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After amonth,we sent a
reminder and finally we discovered from his company
that Mr.Andreas Schranner was aboard the AF4590 plane,
which crashed Monday,31 July, 2000 into the Hotelissimo.
( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm ).
Ever since then all attempts to trace his next of
kin proved fruitless.On further investigation,it was
discovered that Late Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin
or
relatives in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paper work here in our Bank. The total sum,
£8,000,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one has ever come forward to claim it.
In accordance with the British banking laws and constitution,
at the expiration of 5 (five) years,the money will revert
to the British Government treasury, if nobody applies as the
next of Kin to claim the funds. Consequently, I shall present
you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to the
late Mr.Andreas Schranner.Upon acceptance of this proposal,
I shall send to you all detailed information on how this deal
would be carried out.

Note that we shall employ the services of a solicitor for the
drafting of the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr. Andreas
Schranner and to obtain all other relevant papers in your
name for the necessary documentation for payment approval in
my bank headquarters in your favour. The money will be shared
in the ratio: Sixty percent (60%) for me and my partner who I
will make known to you upon your acceptance, thirty five percent
(35%) for you and five percent(5%) for any arising contingencies
during the course of this transaction.I hereby guarantee you that
this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position
as the Bank head of group risk to guarantee the successful execution
of this transaction.
Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If
this interests you, Please remember to include

1)Your letter of acceptance
2)Your private telephone and fax number.
3)Your home/office address.

Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks.

Best regards,

Snr.S. Peterson
Head of group risk,
AS Bank ********(WSB)
Bank Address: ***********
Tel:+447092003591
Private Email : snrsani@yahoo.com

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