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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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  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "michaelcole123@terra.es" <michaelcole123@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 11:28:43 +0100 (MET)
Subject: RE:



ATTENTION: PLEASE.


How are you? I hope fine. How is work? I guess all right. Please I got your email address while browsing through your country's email directory and I know you are a very reputable person because I believe you are.

Please I want you to know that this transaction can only take place if you agree with your heart to help me out and have no doubts nor get scared.

As you know from the mail, we want to put you in as the next of kin of LATE ANDREA SCHRANNER. A Germany property Magnate Andreas Schranner, 64, his wife Maria, 62, their daughter Andrea Eich, 38, her husband Christian, 57, and their children Katharina, eight, and Maximilian, 10, all perished in the jet

Please click here below for verification. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Until his death has an account with our bank with a closing account of us$30m and since his death nobody has come up to claim this money from our bank.

From the information's gathered in the LATE ANDREA SCHRANNER file there is no trace to anybody who has any blood relationship with the late Engr, this makes us know that once there is an application from any foreigner applied to the bank, in respect of this fund, the bank will have no alternative than to transfer the money to the person.

For your assistance we will give you 30%, while we retain 60% and 10% will be used to offset any bill incurred in this transaction. If this is okay by you,please i will like you to mail me immediately so that we can go on.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Michael Cole





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