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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: louis morgan <louismorgan77@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: louismorgan7777@yahoo.it
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 19:25:31 +0800 (CST)
Subject: =?gb2312?q?=BB=D8=B8=B4=A3=BA=20INHERITANCE?=


Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,


Thanks a lot for all your correspondence and your willingness to help and get this transaction on the line. i am the one that will handle the transaction.
and knows how to succesfully handle this transaction to it logical conclusion,i am very glad at your interest to work with us to claim the fund in Bank of England at the moment which belongs to late Mr.Gerard Saint Germain who died in an Egyptian air crash in 1999 .

However, i am very ready to work with you to achieve this goal.Being a retired senior staff of bank of England also and a friend of the account officer to late Gerard Saint Germain, I have the proper procedures to achieve this goal in a shortest while.We want you to be our friend and give us the required co-operation.I want to assure you that, there is no risk attached to this transaction.All documents will be legally obtained.

For us to move ahead, kindly Reconfirm to me ;

1.Your full name and address
2.A Copy of your id, either a copy of your international passport, driver's licence or any other form of your id.

I will use your id and address to identify you at Probate division of the Queen's Court as the next of kin of my late client;Mr.Gerard Saint Germain and beneficiary of his property with bank of England to enable them process and issue a letter of administration to attest to the claim.Once this is achieved, you are automatically established and recognised as his true next of kin and qualified to make the claim.Be informed that, there is no risk attached to this transaction both now and in future.once all the documents are approved in your name copies will be sent to you for your perusal then you will surely be required to fly to London for the final endorsement and subsequent release of the funds to any account of your choice. once this is finalised we shall together fly to the account destination for sharing purposes as agreed. however if you can not come over for the signing then we shall together employ the services of a lawyer who will stand on your behalf and sign in
your favour.
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Let us work as a team to achieve success together

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Regards,

Mr.Louis


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