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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: GEORGE EMELIKE <g_emelike@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT


Dear Friend,


I am Mr GEORGE EMELIKE. a Regional Supervisour with SECURITY FAINANCE FAIRM in Lome-Togo. We had a foreign client (name with held) who deposited Ahuge sum of money (US$10.5million) with our Company.

Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A but, since then we have not had
any body coming for the claims as the next of kin. A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the Company. Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past four years plus, I have removed the file to my private volt. I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has been concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move the fund to his account.I will need your private telephone and fax numbers and your full name and address, company or residential so that i can computerise them to tally with the next of
kin colum in the certificate of deposit. This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details. Lastly for the immediate take off of this transaction you have to confirm your willingness and readiness to assist me retrive this deposit.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards call me 00228 9946190.

Mr GEORGE EMELIKE.



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