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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mikeemma@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Emma <mike@mikeemma.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:59:39 +0100 (CET)
Subject: VERY URGENT




VERY URGENT MR.Mike Emma 14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road,
Camber
well, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK. Email:mikeemma@myway.com

. I am
MR.Mike Emma a British citizen and I work with Union Bank Swiss Finance company
London UK. I am the accounting officer of Mr. Nelson Owen who died
on the
recent bomb blast which occurred in London on the 7th of July 2005.
Mr. Nelson Owen who is our Client with Account Number UBS 101-720-4 has
left the sum of Two Million one hundred and twenty thousand Dollars
($ 2,120.000.00) for deposit, this Amount is yet to be credited in
his
favour before he died on the recent bomb blast in London. I want
you to open an account with my Bank or send your bank information so that I can credit this
amount
to you while you shall receive 40% of the fund I and my colleague will
have 60%. If you are interested in this transaction please fill
the form below and get back to me immediatly. The name
of the Finance and Security Company and all relevant information’s
will be given to you, when you contact me on my private Email:
mikeemma@myway.com


Treat with utmost confidentiality. Yours sincerely, MR. Patt Baks

PERSONAL DATA FULL NAMES:________________________________________
GENDER____________________________________________ DATE OF
BIRTH:_____________________________________ NATIONALITY:
_______________________________________ COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
___________________________ MARITAL STATUS:
__________________________________ HOME
ADDRESS:____________________________________ OFFICE
ADDRESS:___________________________________ TELEPHONE
NUMBER:________________________________ FAX
NUMBER:________________________________________
OCCUPATION:________________________________________
POSITIONHELD:______________________________________ EMAIL
ADDRESS:_____________________________________ NEXT OF
KIN:___________________________________

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