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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: "ken hilton" <ken_hilton0056@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrstephen@myway.com
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:08:15 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY



No 196 Oxford Cresent, Opst
Oxford Road Illovo Sandton
Johannesburg South-Africa.


Hello Dear,


My name is Mr. stephen micheal, and I work in the International Operation
Department in a Bank here in South Africa. On a routine inspection I
discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL. Of $36,000,000.00
(Thirty Six Million USD) on further discreet investigation, I also
discovered that the account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving
no beneficiary to the account. The bank will approve this money to any
foreigner because the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner and from
Iraq in particular and I am certainly sure that he is dead, and nobody will
come again for the claim of this money A foreigner can only claim this money
with legal claims to the account Holder, therefore I need your cooperation
in this transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this
money, But you will need to open an account where this can be transferred.
If interested send your private Telephone No. And Fax number including full
details of the account to be used for the Deposit I wish for utmost
confidentiality in handling this transaction as my job and the future of my
family would be jeopardized if it were breached. I want to assure you that
the transaction is without risk if due process is followed accordingly.
Finally, I will give you 25% for your corporation. Contact immediately for
more information.

Sincerely,

Mr. stephen micheal

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