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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: "Tony Johnson" <tonyjohnson01@msn.com>
Reply-To: tony_johnson775@takemail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:38:27 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY MY FRIEND

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS TONY JOHNSON ,LAWYER BY PROFESSION AND PERSONAL ASSISTANCE TO
LATE MR MARTIN GREENBERG.I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF
EURO CREDIT AND LOANS (MR. MARTIN GREENBERG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHO
PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990]
WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF THROUGH THIS CNN
WEB SITE.


SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR. MARTIN GREENBERG,RIDGEFIELD,CONNECTICUT, I
PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL
HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD30M,[THRITY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH THIS BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG
TIME.ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE
NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS
FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE
THAN FIVE YEARS,BECAUSE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO
THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT OVER THE INTERNET I WAS CONVINCED IN MY
MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS
CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS
OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BRITISH
CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS
MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN
ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE
PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME AND MY
INSIDER IN THE BANK. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT
.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH! FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER. FURTHERMORE,AS HIS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE,I
HAD ACCESS TO SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THE
FUND.HOWEVER,MY PARTNER IN THE BANK WILL ALSO BE THERE TO FURNISH ME WITH
OTHER VITAL INFORMATION.

THEREFORE, I WILL WANT YOU TO CONFIRM YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION:
1}YOUR FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS
2}YOUR PRIVATE MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3}YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT NUMBER
4}YOUR AGE

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

BEST REGARDS,

MR TONY JOHNSON

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