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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: "john shaw" <john_shaw78@msn.com>
Reply-To: john_shaw77@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:58:24 +0000
Subject: URGENT MATTER.


Hello,

Well my Name is John Shaw I am the Deputy General Manager, Liability
Generation of Platinum Bank International London, infact during our audit, I
find out that some huge amount of money was approved on your name and still
pending in this bank, so personally I and my assistant only are in position
of this fund as it was cancelled for return because of your inability to
fulfill our payment procedure as recorded by Dean Johnson our Foreign
Operation Manager.

My dear, this is to notify you that your funds has been programmed for
immediate release via diplomatic delivery as we can not transfer this funds
direct to your nominated bank account, because our management will notice it
and we will have problem with International Monetary Fund (IMF) so our
method of payment is by Diplomatic Courier Service which all the
arrangements have been made, so your funds have been packaged as
consignment.

Be informed that the Diplomatic Agency has to move down to your Country in
order to deliver the Consignment to your door step. Note that as soon as the
Diplomatic arrive to your Country they will give you a call immediately to
enable you help them to get (Yellow Tag Paper), which will cost $2,100 in
order to obtain it from your Airport.

My Dear, you have to help the diplomats to get (yellow Tag Paper) so that
the customs and immigration will not stop them in Airport as I have
perfected every other thing from here, for security reason you are advice to
follow the rules and regulation of the diplomats for easy collection of the
consignment, please make sure you are ready to welcome the diplomatic
agents, to enable them deliver the Consignment to you immediately, be inform
that as soon as the diplomatic obtain the above name clearance they will
deliver the Consignment to your door step without any problem.

I want you to send your direct mobile phone and your home address to me
immediately or a place you want them to delivery, so that as soon as the
diplomatic arrive in united States of America they will call you immediately
to notify you.

Note; that the diplomatic agent did not know the contents of the
consignment, what I told them is that the consignment three trunk boxes
contents jewelries that belong to you, so don't allow them to know that the
contents of the consignment is money.

Meanwhile bear in mind that you will give me 15% of the total money after my
assistance and please you must keep this very confidential.

Looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Yours Faithfully.

John Shaw

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