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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: "bathlomewebong2" <bathlomewebong2@indiatimes.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:09:34 +0530
Subject: Thank you.


Dear VICTIMNAME

I am so sorry to hear that you lost money some time ago. I would like to assure you that everything and doing with you is real and genuine.
Let me brief about my qualification, I attended the University of Wisconsin, USA where I obtained a B.Sc.degree in (Cum Laude) in Accounting and later proceeded to the Graduate school of business Administration, university of Minnesota, USA, where I obtained MBA with specialization in finance and Management information system.

I later qualified as certified public Accountant of the American Institute of public Accountants. I joined the bank in 1977 as Assistant chief Accountant and at various times headed finance services, corporate banking and international banking departments etc. I was Executive director finance services before this appointment as the group managing director/ chief executive this year.

This record is open for you to verify. Before I will proceed with you I need the following from you.

1) Your full contact address
2) Phone and fax numbers
3) A copy of your international passport or any form of ID
4) Age and status.

Immediately I receive this information’s I will proceed with you and give you further information’s on how we are going to actualize this business.

You are quite free to reach me with this phone number any time: 234 805 617 0503.

I will be expecting your call as well as the information’s.

Thank you.

Mr.Barthlomew Bassey Ebong.

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