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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: "MR.REBORT KUKU" <destiny_kuku2001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:16:37 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTN: MR. BALDWIN BACH,FOR YOUR UNCLAIMED INVESTMENT FUND!! URGENT


ATTN: MR. BALDWIN BACH,

I wonder why I have not heard from you after my last Email to you regard on our business transaction? I hope all is well with you?

However, I have made every arrangement with the security company to use their diplomatic cargo company to deliver the fund to you in person because the fund was deposited in a two metal boxes as unclaimed by my late client who I am presenting you as his relation.

Furthermore, if you know that you will steal be in a position to receive this fund consignment from the cargo company that is in a position to deliver the fund to you kindly update me and on your return mail kindly furnish me with you needed information to enable me proceed further in other to put an application on your name with your needed information such as your full names, your age, your contact address, your private telephone and fax number for easy communication also with the nearest airport to your location.

As soon as I received the listed information from you I will proceed ahead for the cargo company that will deliver the fund to you in two metal consignments to your doorstep.

I will be waiting to hear from you or you can call me for more information to enable us discuss orally, that is the latest development in other for you to receive the fund for now as the true next of kin to my late client.

Regards,

MR. ROBERT KUKU

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