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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:
Reply-To: liamjohnson02@uk2.net
Date:
Subject: Fund Management.

Dear Sir,

Please accept my sincere apologies if my email does not meet=20
your business or personal ethics. I introduce myself as Liam a staff in=
=20
the accounts management section of a well-known bank here in the United=
=20
Kingdom.=20

One of our accounts with holding balance of =C2=A315,000,000=20
(Fifteen Million British Pounds) has been dormant and last operated,=20
three years ago. From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of=
=20
this account, a Foreigner by name Gerald Stone died on the 4th of=20
January 2002 in a plane crash in Birmingham here in UK.

Since then,=20
nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money, as he=20
has no family member that has any knowledge as to the existence of=20
either the account or the funds; Information from the National=20
Immigration also states that he was single on entry into the UK.=20

I=20
have confidentially discussed this issue with some of the bank=20
officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal=
=20
with. We therefore propose to do business with you, standing in as the=20
next of kin of these funds from the deceased and funds released to you=20
after due processes have been followed.

This transaction is totally=20
free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not=20
originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act.

On your interest, let me hear from you.=20

Warm Regards,

Liam

DISCLAIMER:
This message contains confidential information and is=20
intended only for specified addressee. If you are not the named=20
addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.=20
The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or=20
omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e=
-
mail transmission. Please note that we reserve the Right to monitor and=
=20
read any emails sent and received under the Telecommunications (Lawful=20
Business Practice)(Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000.




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