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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: "william jackson" <williamjacks1@msn.com>
Reply-To: kennethanderson17@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:11:02 +0000
Subject: CONFIDANT

Dear SIR/MADAM,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics. I will introduce myself as Mr.KENNETH ANDERSON, a staff in the
accounts management section of MAGNUM TRUST,LONDON here in the United
Kingdom.

One of our accounts with holding balance of £15,000,000(Fifteen
Million British Pounds) has been dormant and has not been operated for the
past four (4) years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account, a
foreigner by name Kurt Kahle died in July, 2000 see this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm and since then
nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he
has no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account
nor the funds.

I have secretly discussed this matter with a senior official of this
company and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.
We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of
these funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due processes
have been followed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or
any other illegal act. On receipt of your response I will furnish you with
detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction. I
look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are interested.

Regards,
Kenneth Anderson

NOTE/All replies should be directed to;
EMAIL;kennethanderson17@yahoo.co.uk

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