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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: "Philip Hart" <philiphart@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:48:19 +0000
Subject: Atten: Please

Dear Sir,

Please Send your reaply to : philipharto@gmail.com

I am regional supervisor with SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY in
London-England. We had a foreign client (name with held) who deposited
a huge sum of money (US$12.5 million U S. Dollars) with our security
Company. Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT
AIRBOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A
but since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the
next of kin, a situation I have monitored closely with my position in
the Company. Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over
the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next
of kin for the past four year plus, I have removed the file to my
private save.
I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as
every other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only
waiting for a foreigner
to enable me move the fund to his account. I will need your private
telephone and fax numbers and your full name and address, company or
residential so that I can
computerize them to tally with the next of kin column in the
certificate of deposit. This does not have any risk attached to it, as
I will handle all the internal
documentations.
I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message
and I will furnish you with details.
Lastly for the immediate take off of this transaction you have to
confirm your willingness and readiness to assist me retrieve this
deposit. Please for your
assistance in this transaction you will be entitled to 30% percent of
them total sum and 10% percent will cover all the expenses incurred in
the process of the
transaction.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards
Mr.philip hart
Tele+448702843205
Fax:+448702843460

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