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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: "M.J.W King" <mjwking4@yahoo.pl>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:04:10 +0000
Subject: Immediate response required!!

FROM THE DESK OF:
M.J.W King,
Auditor general,
HSBC Bank plc
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ
E-mail: mjwking4@yahoo.pl

Dear Friend,

  My name is M.J.W King,Auditor general of HSBC group,HSBC BANK LONDON.My contact is to indulge in a sincere and confidential business proposition with you.

  On february 23rd 1999,an irish consultant/contractor with the british  ministry of state,department of trade and industry,Mr WALTER DUFF made a (fixed) deposit for twelve (12) calender months,valued at £2,100,000.00 (Two million,one hundred thousand british pounds only) in HSBC BANK.

 

  Upon maturity,a routine notification was sent to his forwarding address to no avail.Attempts were made to contact him without responses.After a month,another reminder was sent to him and fortunately he was discovered from his contract employers,the british ministry of agriculture that MR WALTER DUFF died after a profounded illness on cancer.On further indebt investigation,I discovered that he had died without notifying anybody not even his relatives about his deposit in my bank.This sum of £2.1M B.P is still sitting in my bank and interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.No one will ever come forward to lay claim on it as it stands.According to the banking laws,under the british constitution,at the expiration of six (6) years,such funds will be reverted to the government for financing military operations and defence affairs.

 Against this backdrop,I am suggesting to you stand in as the next of kin to Late MR WALTER DUFF.The money will be paid into your account and after which we shall share in the ratio 70% for me and 30% for you on your assistance.There is absolutely no risk involved at all as all paper works for this urgent transaction will be done by the attorney and with my position as the auditor general,guarantees the successful execution and urgent completion of this transaction.

 Your fair consideration is required urgently to quickly implement this swift transfer process.Upon your positive response,i shall provide you with more details and this surely will make you understand this transaction as it stands.

   You should observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured  that this  transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country if that wouldnt be asking for too much from you.

   Please contact me by return email as promptly as possible.

Thanks and regards.
M.J.W King.

 

 

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