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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 Gordon" <johngordon_2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johngordonline@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:45:31 +0000
Subject: URGENT

DEAR FRIEND.

I RECEIVED YOUR DATA THROUGH THE INTERNET BUSINESS DIRECTORY,I HAVE
PRAYED OVER IT AND I PICKED UP THE COURAGE AND TRUST TO CONTACT YOU
IMMEDIATELY REGARDING THIS BUSINESS.

I wish this my proposal will not come to you as a surprise. I am
MR.JOHN GORDON,a Worker with the CITIBANK LONDON-UK. We had a
foreign client (name with held)who deposited a huge sum of money
(14.5million UK Pounds) with our BANK.Eventually,this client was among the
victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 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 sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the BANK. 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 5
years plus, I have removed the file to my private vault. I now solicit
for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other
arrangements has been concluded by me and I am only waiting for a
foreigner to enable me move the funds into his bank account.

This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm
your
interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details. Your
interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation. I look
forward to hearing from you.

Regards


MR.JOHN GORDON.

NB:PLEASE DONT FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBERS
AND YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR EFFECTIVE CONTACTS AND SECURITY
REASONS.

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