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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: "dom pedro" <dom_pedro05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ask4pedro2005@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:14:16 +0000
Subject: reply

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
UNION TOGOLISE BANK ,
LOME- TOGO.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Dom Pedro ,the director in charge of auditing and accounting section
of U.T.B Lome-Togo in West Africa with due respect and regard. I decided
to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to
both of us at the end of the transaction.

We had a foreign client Mr John Schelpert who deposited a huge sum of money
(US$9.5million) with our bank.Eventually this client was among the victims
of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in
U.S.A but, since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the
next of kin.

A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the bank. Now
having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his
death,and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past three
years plus, I have removed the file to my private volt. I now solicit for
your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement
has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me
move the fund to his account.

This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm
your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details.Your
interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards Yours partner to be.

Mr Dom Pedro

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