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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: "MARK PAUL" <barr_office_12@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_office_11@latinmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:03:16 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM BARRISTER MACK PAUL, THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE, HER EXCELLENCY
CHIEF (MRS) STELLA OBASANJO, THE WIFE OF OUR PRESIDENT WHO DIED IN SPAIN
DATED 23/10/2005. KINDLY VIEW HER DEATH WEBSITE FOR CONFIRMATION
(WWW.STELLAOBASANJO.MEMORY-OF.COM). WE HAVE JUST CONCLUDED HER BURIAL
CEREMONY BEING SUNDAY (30/10/2005) AND HAS RESULTED IN MY CONTACTING YOU,
MY FRIEND.

HOWEVER THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TOTALLING ($10.500.000)TEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS, WHICH SHE DEPOSITED SECRETLY IN A
SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE AND SHE GAVE ME THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AS THE
PERSONAL ATTORNEY. DUE TO HER SUDDEN DEATH NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THIS MONEY
EXCEPT ME, I NEED SOMEONE WHO IS A FORINGNER TO CLIAM THIS FUND, BECAUSE IN
THE DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE SHE INCLUDE THAT THE FUND WILL ONLY BE RELEASED TO
HER OR A FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER, PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN
SIMPLY COMPLY WITH ME AND ACT AS THE PERSON SINCE THE PERSON HAS NOT RECEIVE
THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME BEFORE HER DEATH THAT AS
SOON AS SHE COMES BACK FROM SPAIN THAT SHE WILL INSTRUCT ME TO SEND A COPY
OF THE CERTIFICATE TO THE PERSON. BUT DUE TO HER SUDDEN DEATH, I AM THE ONLY
PERSON THAT KNOWS ABOUT IT. I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD REPLY URGENTLY SO
THAT I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON HOW YOU WILL CLAIM THIS FUND. I SHALL
COMPENSATING YOU WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM.

BEST REGARDS,
MACK PAUL. ESQ

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