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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: "PAUL MARTINS" <majorpaul_10@msn.com>
Reply-To: majorpaul@katamail.com
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 08:19:35 +0000
Subject: FROM MARTINS

DEAR FRIEND,

I REGRET ANY INITIAL EMBARRASSMENT THAT MY LETTER MIGHT CAUSE YOU.I DO NOT
INTEND TO INVADE YOUR PRIVACY BY MAIL OF WHICH I REALLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
ON THIS MATTER.

I AM PAUL MARTINS OF THE BRITISH 4TH INFANTRY ARMY DIVISION TROOPS.IN
RETROSPECT DURING OUR COMBINED FORCES WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ARMY
TO OUTSTEAD THE BRUTAL REGIME OF SADDAM HUSSEIN IN IRAQ, OF WHICH DURING ONE
OF OUR ROUTING SEARCH OF SADDAM HUSSEIN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN BAGDAD SOME
OF MY COLLESGUE AND I FOUND SOME BOXES CONTAINING MILLION OF DOLLARS IN
SADDAM HUSSEIN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE TO THE TUNE OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.($35.5M).

AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF THIS BOXES MY COLLEAGUE AND I CAREFULLY REMOVED THE
BOXES TO A SAFE LOCATION OF WHICH WE NOW ARRANGED WITH A SECURITY COURIER
FIRM WHOM NOW HELPED US IN SHIPPING THE BOXES OUT OF IRAQ TO EUROPE FOR SAFE
KEEPING MARKED AS FILM AND FILM MATERIALS OF WHICH I HAVE DOCUMENTS TO THIS
EFFECT SHOWING PROOF OF DEPOSIT.

DUE TO THE CURRENT NATURE OF MY JOB IT BECOMES QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY
COLLEAGUE AND I TO CLAIM THIS MONEY,HENCE WE SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCES .

I AM THEREFORE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE COME TO OUR AID IN GETTING THIS MONEY
OUT FROM THE SECURITY COURIER FIRM FOR US, FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT OF THE
MONEY INTO
VARIOUS BUSINESS AS ADVISED BY YOU.

I AM CONTACTING YOU IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT WE WILL BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE
TO EACH OTHER.YOU WILL BE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED FOR THIS.I WOULD ADVISE
THAT THIS MATTER BE TREATED IN CONFIDENCE.

PLEASE DO GET INTOUCH WITH ME ON RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL THROUGH MY EMAIL
ADDRESS AND ALSO INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN AS WELL SPEAK
TO EACH
OTHER TO FACILITATE QUICK TRANSACTION OF THIS PROJECT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO A MUTUAL BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP.

REGARDS,
MAJOR PAUL MARTINS.



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