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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: "fred adams" <fedadams@msn.com>
Reply-To: fredadams@hamptonroads.com
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:35:44 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: DR FRED ADAMS

FROM THE DESK OF: DR FRED ADAMS
MANAGER CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS.
UNION BANK PLC.
e-mail address fredadams1@walla.com
Attn: Sir

My name is DR FRED ADAMS the manager, credit and foreign bills of Union
Bank Nigeria Plc. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank
with account number 14-255-2004/utb/t who perished in a plane crash Korean
Air Flight 801 without no one to claim his funds of USD$.30 m, [Thirty
million United States dollars] which has been with my branch for a very long
time. On this note,

I decided to seek for a foreigner who I can present as the next of kin hence
no one has come up to be the next of kin.

And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more Than
Eight years, after which the money will be called into the bank treasury as
unclaimed funds after this period. In view of this I got your contact from a
business contact enquiry. Note that you do not need to have similar names
with the late beneficiary. I will give you 25% of the total. Upon the
receipt of your response

I will commence on manipulating your information into the file as the next
of kin and I will send you information on how we intend to actualize our
objective in a legal manner.

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 five banking days,after your claim is established as
the certified next of kin to the deceased. When you receive this letter.
Kindly,
send me your private Tel/Fax Numbers thruogh myprivate emaill address at
fredadams1@walla.com for quick communication

Awaiting your favorable response.

Yours truly,

DR FRED ADAMS

IF YOU ARE CARPABLE

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