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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: "david lanker" <drdavidlanker2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drdavidlanker@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:27:05 +0200
Subject: ASAP

Attention Dear,

Please accept my sincere apology if my email does not meet your business or
personal ethics. I will first introduce myself as Dr. David Lanker., a staff
in the audit section of a well-known bank, here in London, England.

One of our accounts, with holding balance of £26,000,000 (Twenty Six Million
Pounds Sterling) has been dormant and last operated three years ago. From my
investigations and confirmation, the owner of the said account, a foreigner
by name John Shumejda died on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in
Birmingham; you can view this CNN website:

(http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/) for details
on the crash. Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming
of this money, as he has no family member that has any knowledge as to the
existence of either the account or the funds; and also information from the
National Immigration also states that he was single on entry into the UK.
After detailed investigations on the deceased and his account, I found out
there is no mention of any heirs or family member on the account document in
the Bank records, therefore the money was lodged secretly into the account.
Plans are to transfer the fund out with you sincerely help.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any
other illegal act. On your interest, let me hear from you URGENTLY.

I look forward to hear from you soonest.

May God bless you.

Warm Regards,
Dr. David Lanker.

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