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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: "martin mase" <martinmase300@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: londondocument300@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:34:01 +0000
Subject: CALL ME IMMEDIATE YOU RECEIVE THIS,

FROM MARTIN MASE.
LONDON ENGLAND
PHONE +447040120514
E-MAIL/ martinmase@o2.pl

Attention:Next of kin
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this by virtue of
its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. Though I know that
a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried,
but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.
I am Barrister [Martin Mase], from LONDON ENGLAND, the personal attorney to
Miss MIHAELA OTTO. , who was a dental technician with Eastman Dental
Institute in london before her death, i am in charge of all her investments
here in london, my client,was involved in a (london bomb
blast).http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4668245.stm

Which happened on the 7 July 2005 in london about 52 people died in
london, My client before she died deposited FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH
POUNDS STERLING[500,000] With [Cumberland Valley National Bank & Trust
Company] documents regarding her fund is with me.

I want you to help me out so that the fund will be transferred into your
account, you will stand as a next of kin to my late client, and all the
relevant document will be on your name. What I needed from you is your
sincerity and honest so that this fund will be transferred to your account.
For your kind assistance, you will be entitled with 40% of the fund.
Please, kindly know that there is no-risk involved in this transaction, If
you are interested to assist me, send me your telephone & fax numbers where
I can reach you, your address and Occupation because I need a capable hand
and reliableperson to transact this business with.this transaction will
involve a lot of money of which i don’t have now but i have an access to
financiers that can give us loan to finance this transaction.
Respond to via Email:


Best regards,

MARTIN MASE.

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