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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: "mark taylor" <marktaylor212@msn.com>
Reply-To: marktaylor313@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:39:36 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

THE DIRECTOR FORIEGN OPERATIONS DEPT.
(Abbey National Plc London-UK).
Abbey National House 2 Triton Square Regent’s Place
London.
TEL/FAX :+447040129962

ATTN:

MY NAME IS MARK TAYLOR, BRANCH MANAGER ABBEY NATIONAL BANK PLC.I AM
WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK (MR.JOHN WALEY 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 WEBSITE.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR.JOHN WALEY , I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE HIS NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS
COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD21M,[TWENTY ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]
WHICH HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS NOTE, I HAVE
DECIDED TO SEEK FOR SOMEONE WHOSE NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN, AS
NO ONE HAS COME TO
PUT UP ANY CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES
NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY FOR MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS,BECUASE AFTER
EIGHT YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED BILL. IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY
COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT
YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM. THE
REQUEST OF THE 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 THEREFORE PROPOSE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A
FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF YOUR PROVIDING A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, WHILE
10% WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCESS OF
THE TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT
YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT. UPON
THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT
APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF
KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. 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 HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE
TRANSFER

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

BEST REGARDS

MARK TAYLOR



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