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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.
  • ezew_eze33@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Williams Eze <weze250@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <w_eze33@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:41:09 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend!!!



ATTN:SIR/MADAM, I WISH TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SOLUTION TO A MONEY TRANSFER OF TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND (US$12,500,000.00).MY NAME IS WILLIAM EZE, AN ACCOUNT OFFICER WITH STALLION BANK PLC.I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS VIA THE INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE BUREAU OF MY COUNTRY,IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTED FOREIGN PARTNER FOR THIS BENEFICIAL BUSSINESS.

AN AMERICAN BUSSINESSMAN BY NAME (LATE THOMPSON MORIS),LEFT A CLOSING BALANCE OF(US$12,500,000.00),WITH MY BANK BEFORE HIS DEATH IN THE PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 WHICH HAPPENED ON JANUARY 31 2000.AFTER THE DEATH OF MR. THOMPSON MORIS,I DISCOVERED HE PRESENTED HIS ONLY DAUGHTER AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO HIS FUND, BUT IT WAS QUITE UNFORTUNATE THAT THE CRASH CLAIMED THE LIVES OF THE ENTIRE FAMILIES, AS THEIR WAS NO KNOWN SURVIVOR. AFTER SERIOUS INVESTIGATIONS,I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NOBODY LEFT TO CLAIM THIS MONEY,AND IF THE MONEY IS KEPT IN THE BANK FOR A LONGER TIME,THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY TURN IT INTO A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT,IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE THAT I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO FRONT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THE MONEY,FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.WE WILL WORK TOGETHER FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION,WITH MY POSITION I WILL PROVIDE ALL THE NEEDED LOGISTIC INFORMATION NEEDED TO ACTUALIZE THE TRANSFER. IN THE BANK TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS A LIFE TIME TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US,AS WE WILL LIVE TO BE HAPPIER AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, ALL I NEED IS YOUR MUTUAL SUPPORT,COMMITEMENT,CONFIDENTIALITY AND TRUST. I HAVE RESOLVED TO COMPENSATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH 35% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT REMITTED,I SHALL KEEP 60%,5% WILL BE USED FOR CHARITY,WHILE 5% FOR TAXES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.

YOU ARE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SAFE ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERED,SECONDLY I WILL NEED YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER.I INTEND TO CONSUMATE THESE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME BASED ON YOUR CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT. I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. REGARDS.WILLIAM EZEw_eze33@myway.com

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