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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: dan zuma800 <danzuma800@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:23:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Good day Harry Anslinger


Good day Harry Anslinger

I really appreciate your enthusiasm and willingness to work with me to successful carry out this transaction. Based on my schedule as Chief Auditor of the African Development bank, it has become increasingly difficult for me to coordinate the process of legitimizing the transfer of these funds l have invited you to work with me to your designated account, and more so due to my position in the bank it is not safe for me to directly oversee the process of this transfer, l would not like to arouse suspicion from our supervisors. In the light of this, l have been in discussions with a bank lawyer who we will offer 10% of the entire fund after the transfer has been concluded, but we have not concluded the deal with him, I would like you to know that you will made the next of kin to this fund once every arrangements has been concluded, all we need to work is on the plat form of trust so that after the transfer I will meet you there in your country for the sharing of this fund.
But before we go into details of this business I would like you to furnish me with the following details so I will have a profile of whom am dealing with while presenting to the banker lawyer who will represent us in this deal
1-Your passport internal
2- Company’s profile
3-Phone and Fax number
As soon as I hear from you I will then go ahead and complete arrangements with the bank lawyer regarding this deal.
I wait to hear from you.
Mr.Dan Zuma
ADB



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