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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: "mr.harrison mark" <harrison_mark7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_harrison7@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 04:46:11 +0100
Subject: HARRISON MARK;

From: The deck of
PLEASE CONTACT,
MR, HARRISON MARK,
HSBC BANK (PLC)
LONDON. Private
EMAIL: mr_harrison7@yahoo.com

Attn,

I am MR, HARRISON MARK, the Manager funds release with HSBC Bank (plc)
LONDON, I am the accountant in charge of Mr.Moris Miller`s account who used
to work with a Multi-BILLION oil Firm in RUSSIA. Herein after shall be
referred to as my client, On Sept 11, 2001, my client, his wife, and their
three children were involved in the September 11 bomb attack in USA.

Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients
extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to assist in receiving the
money left behind by my client before the MONEY Get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly
the HSBC Bank (plc) LONDON. where the deceased had an account valued at
about ($82million u.s dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated within the next 14 official working
days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at ($82 million u.s dollars) can be
paid into your account and then you and me Can share the money.60% to me and
40% to you .
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and i hope the
fund arrives your account in latest 10 banking days from the date of the
receipt of the following informations:

(1)Your full name
(2)Your full address
(3)Your private telephone and fax numbers
(4)Your company name and address (if any)

The above informations will enable me apply for payment into any of your
norminated bank account. Please get in touch with me by

Best regards
PLEASE CONTACT,
MR, HARRISON MARK,
HSBC BANK (PLC)
LONDON.
EMAIL: mr_harrison7@yahoo.com


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