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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 Wolfman" <peterwolfman@lapost.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: p.wolfman@laposte.net
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:22:48 +0100
Subject: Seafood investor

Mr Peter Wolfman
Norwich Homes Development Bank
Norwich,United Kingdom
Tel: 447040118465
Email: p.wolfman@laposte.net

I am Peter Wolfman the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of the Norwich Homes Development Bank,Norwich,United Kingdom.I am writing you following the impressive information about you through one of my friends who runs a consultancy firm .He assured me of your capability to handle this business opportunity.
An American investor, Mr.Brian M.Yorks made a fixed deposit for 15 months,valued at 10,500,000.00 USD(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars )in my bank.Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reponse. A month later, I sent a reminder and I discovered that Mr.Brian M.Yorks died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptair Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on board,we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
Upon this discovery kept to myself, I seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased so that the funds (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) can be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary of this funds afterwhich have it invested in Seafood industry in your country, otherwise the fund will be returned to treasury as unclaimed funds which will subsequently be reverted to the ownership of the the Great Britain government and will be donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunition to further enhance the course of war in the World.
Consequently, my proposal is that I want you to apply as the next of kin to Mr.Brian M. Yorks so that the fruit of this man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;

1. Your name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax number

Upon your response, I shall provide you with more details that will help you understand this transaction better.
I advice that a healthy degree of caution be exercised before conclusions are reached by your goodself. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you.
Hoping to hear from you soon.

With regards,
Mr Peter Wolfman

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