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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: "Evans Micheal" <emicheal_001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: evmicheal@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:03:06 +0000
Subject: NAMING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN

Citi Bank Plc
london United Kingdom.


Dear Friend.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.On 20th
MAY 2002, an Iraqi National a member of Kurdish political chieftain
JalalTalabani's family Oil consultant/contractor with The Iraqi Northern Oil
Company Mr Ghazi Talabani Made a
deposit valued at US$32,186,340.00 (Thirty two Million One hundred and
Eighty Six thousand Three hundred and fourty dollars only) in a private
business account in the bank.

Futher contact revealed that Mr Ghazi Talabani had died months later as a
result of Gunmen attack on his way to work on the June 17, 2004. He had died
without
making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
Also, he did not declare any kin or business partner in all his official
documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. According to the
Statutory Regulation law the
account is about to be declared unclaimed and the money will automatically
be reverted to the ownership of the British Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund and this will take place in few months time.

Consequently as an auditor of the account and that of the bank my proposal
is that i want to seek your consent as a foreigner to stand in as the next
of kin and business partner to the deceased so that the bank will transfer
the money to your designated account.

All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully
worked out. I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate
any of the deceased eneficiaries, and more so I am assuring you that the
business is risk free.

Your share stays while the rest be for me and for investment purpose as i
will leave London by the end of the year. The sharing of the funds will be
based According to agreement within me and you. As soon as i receive an
acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary modalities and
disbursement ratio to suit both parties without any
conflict.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the
trust i have bestowed on you.
Please for more insight visit
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/16/1087244981283.html
In your reply kindly send me your direct contact
information which will include phone and fax.

Best Regards.

Micheal Evans

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