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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: drmaria@freemail.lt
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 17:09:43 -0200
Subject: LETS DO THIS TOGETHER.


Dear Friend,

Compliments. I am {DR MARIA} a Staff of INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA , I head the Audit
Department. During the course of the end of year
auditing, I discovered that a certain amount has
remained unclaimed. I discovered that this amount
belongs to one Mr. Greg Lelyton of USA who died in the
motor accident that occured some time in a village in
Ghana. And he left no next of Kin to contact to
inherit his account. He has left a total of US$15.4M
Dollars in his account with our bank, since nobody has
appeared as his next of kin. I now want to use this
opportunity to contact you to front as the next of
kin, by providing an account where we can secure this
money and use it for investment purposes. For
providing this account, you will be compensated with
20% of the total value. We will use 10% to offset all
charges that may arise in the cost of this
transaction, 70% will be for investment into any
lucreative business with high profit margin and good
turnover rate under your management and supervision.
Therefore,if you are interested and capable of
handling a business of this magnitude, do not hesitate
to acknowledge my mail urgently as I have all the
logistics to commence the treansfer on provision of
the receiving bank/account expected from you. I will
use my official position in the bank to ensure that
due approvals are granted for the remittance to your
account. This business is risk free and can be
concluded within 14 bank working days from the date of
your approval to the date of remittance, but for my
security and my job position this must be kept highly
confidential. All I need from you is your
ddress/telephone/fax/mobile lines banking particulars
for easier communication. I expect to hear from you
soon. NB. Please nobody knows about this business
except you and I therefore you are required to
maintain absolutely confidentiality in this
transaction. My regards to you and your family.
Awaiting your immediate responds. Thanks and God
bless.

Best regard,

DR Maria Samora.
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http://www.freemail.lt/

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