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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: "William Moris" <williammoris1@msn.com>
Reply-To: williammoris@inmail24.com
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:10:09 +0000
Subject: MUTUAL TRUST

DEAR SIR,

I AM WILLIAM MORIS THE HEAD OF ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT NATWEST BANK PLC, LONDON.
I AM PLEASED TO GET ACROSS TO YOU FOR A VERY URGENT AND PROFITABLE BUSINESS
PROPOSAL WHICH I BELEIVE WILL PROFIT BOTH YOU AND I AFTER COMPLETION.I
CONTACTED YOU AFTER A CAREFUL THOUGHT THAT YOU MAY BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING
THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION WHICH I EXPLAINED BELOW.

THERE WAS THIS ENGR. RALPH OWERS, AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE
BRITISH PETROLUEM CORPORATION WHO DIED DURING A BOMB BLAST IN IRAQ IN 2003.
BEFORE HIS DEATH WAS HAVING A CLOSING BALANCE OF S$55,500,000.00 (FIFTY FIVE
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY) IN MY BRANCH WITH ACCOUNT NO:
01514770727 & DEPOSIT CODE NO: NWBBAXBSL. UPON MATURITY, I SENT A ROUTINE
NOTIFICATION TO HIS FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY.

ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF KIN WAS FRUITLESS. I THEREFORE I MADE
FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERED THAT RALPH OWERS DID NOT DECLARE ANY
NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK
DEPOSIT PAPERWORK IN MY BANK. THIS SUM OF US$55,500,000.00 HAVE BEEN
FLOATING AS UNCLAIMED SINCE 2000 IN MY BANK AS ALL EFFORTS TO GET HIS
RELATIVES HAVE HIT THE STONES.

ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH LAW, THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE
BRITISH GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND. ALL EFFORT TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH HIS RELATIVES PROVED ABORTIVE. TO AVOID THIS MONEY BEING SENT TO
THE BRITISH TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS, I HAVE DECIDED TO SEEK YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO HAVE YOU STAND AS HIS NEXT OF KIN SO THAT THE SAID FUND
(US$55.5M) WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PROVIDED AS HE NEXT
OF KIN BEFORE I COME OVER TO MEET YOU FOR SHARING. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOF
THAT WILL HAVE YOU CLAIM THIS FUND WITHOUT STRESS WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU
UPON YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL MORE SO, I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE
UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE SUM FOR THE ASSISTANCE AND ROLE
YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY IN THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY TO THIS
BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

GOD BLESS YOU.

MR. WILLIAM MORIS
Direct Tel: 447040124673

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