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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: "HENDRICK WOOD" <capitalinvestmentbank@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: capitalinvest@sify.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:42:15 +0000
Subject: FROM CBI PLC

Dear Friend

I am Mr. HENDRICK WOOD, The Director Courrier And Packaging Department of
Capital International Bank/Assets management company limited. For more than
5 years now,
We have receive and attend to foreigm dignatories,top government
functionaries and senior military officers on fund management to invest
in a unique blend of profitable business venture. These are men and women
who
has made a lot of fortunes by virtue of there command and positions.
I was contact you base on the funds move out of the country by the late
first lady of Nigeria (Mrs Stella Obasanjo ) through me which she died
recently in Spanish Hospital during the surgical operation.

This funds (worth U.S.$18.5million dollars) are deposited as reserve
for foreign investment from one president first lady of NIGERIA. Nobody
will ever come because
the certificate of deposit are never available to any body except the
depositor or me as the Director and all the documents are with me. I have
through the instrumentality of
Capital/Assets Management re-deposited these funds since the death of this
lady and
overstayed funds into the vault of our corresponding compay.
I contacted you to present you as the beneficiary that the proceeds of this
account,U.S.$18,500,000.00, could be transfer to
you ,while you assist to be the beneficary of this funds.

All information and documents to facilitates this
transaction will be giving to you . I want this documents to be properly
kept under
your custody as they are the major ingredients to establish this
transaction.
I will want you to send to me on your return email
Your private phone, Mobile and fax numbers for easy communication.

Upon your positive respond I shall give you phone number
with which we can discuss the execution of this business.
Regards.
Mr. HENDRICK WOOD.

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