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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: ALI USMAN <ali_usman1957@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ali_usman1957@yahoo.de
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:14:24 +0400
Subject: GOOD DAY FRIEND.


FROM MR ALI USMAN,

Dearest Friend

I am Mr ALI USMAN an account supervisory officer in a NATIONAL BANK OF DUBAI in
Middle East.My duty involves administrative documentation of all daily
deposits in the bank. I send this mail to seek your participation in this
monetary project that would be of mutual benefit to both of us.
In the course of one of my daily routines, I discovered documents of a
secret account called (Fixed Income Investment Banking Account) for
5years worth $9Million belonging to one of our customers
Mr. George Raymond (Late) an American businessman killed in Iraq in
2004. Most asttorning of my discovery was that, all records bear no next
of kin, meaning, no member of Mr. George Raymond family knows about
the deposit therefore, no member of his family will ever come forward to
claim the money. This revelation is only known to me. Now, I seek your
collaboration to act as Next of Kin of late Mr. George Raymond to claim
the funds and move them into useful investments. I know that you know
a lot about investments, that is why I have come to you.
We shall split the cash between us in a ratio that would be negotiated
between us upon confirmation of the funds in your account. Please note
that by virtue of my position in the bank, I have worked out the perfect
modality as well as I shall provide the relevant information/documents for
the successful claim and transfer of the funds to any account provided by
you be rest assured that, this project involve no risk. Upon the receipt of
acceptance mail from you. I shall furnish you with due process of concluding
this transaction without any delay. Waiting your positive response.

Best regards,
ALI USMAN.

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