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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "leticia" <khumalo4all@uku.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 18:38:24 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

Hello ,
It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co-operation and assistance in the context stated below.
I am Miss leticia Khumalo, personnel assistant to my late Boss, Engineer H. Augustus Berger.
I got your contact through the internet searching for the name that may rhyme with the name of my late Boss, Eng. Berger.
My late Boss was the Chief Engineer {Shell petroleum coporations} untill his death. My Boss,his wife and only daughter died in a ghastly car accident along the Trans - Amadi express way, Port Harcourt city, on the 30th day of October 2004. On thier way from a family picnic.
Before their death, my Boss deposited the total sum of S$26,000,000.00(twenty six million US Dollares) In a private finance company for safe keeping, hoping of transferring the fund to his country during his fort coming leave. However, my late Boss has no beneficiary to this fund at the time of deposit.
I decided to locate any member of his family because the finance company has contacted me in regards to this fund last week, and said they may declare the fund to the federal Government if no one has come up for the moeny.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any relative, and this finance company is ready to consider to transfer this fund to any one who comes forward and presented as the true next of kin to the late H. Berger.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased. I agree to pay you 40% of the fund, 40% to me and While 20% can be also set aside for any expenses that may be incured during the transaction.
If you are intrested to do this business with me call me so will can talk. Further more, Kindly furnish me with your following details if you are willing and ready to work with me:

{A}. YOUR FULL NAME.
{B}. YOUR RESIDENTIAL AND OFFICE ADDRESSES.
{C}. YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER.
As soon as I receive your details, I will write an application to
the Correspondent finanacial institution for immediate processing of payment into your account as the next of kin and beneficiary.
Please, feel free to ask me any questions where you do not understand.
Regards,
leticia

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