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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Brain Kenny" <coscologistics.china@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: kennybrain.coscologistics7@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 04:28:51 -0700
Subject: COSCO LOGISTICS CO. LTD, Head Office, China


This is to acknowledge your position, as I got your contact through your
country directory, don't be embarrassed by my approach without any formal
notice before now, but am convinced sincerely that irrespective of the
medium am contacting you, we can honestly come to a mutual understanding to
achieve success in this transaction that is risk free, permit me to
introduce myself and my proposal.

I am Kenny Brain, am an Accountant by profession, presently I am the Chief
Accountant with COSCO LOGISTICS CO. LTD, Head Office, China Marine Bunker
Co., Ltd CHINA, and we are shipping agency. This is to bring to your notice
that as the Chief Accountant to this firm, I notified the CEO of this
Company, as regard to our revenue of $12 Million that has being dormant in
our reserve account for several years now, he advised me to make a research
of a sincere partner in your country, who we will present as the
beneficially of this total fund, thereafter we will legalize all due process
in your name to deliver the funds to you in your country, which after we
will proceed to your country to Invest these funds in *TIMBER IMPORTATION
and sales*. Note that we are in the position of all legal documents issued
to us were this fund were secured proving that this fund is not connected to
illegality, misappropriation or money laundering. We will send copies to
you, for your confirmation and as soon as we agree on your ability to secure
these funds, we will commence all legal due process. Note that this
transaction require a high level of litigation, thereby we will proceed to
obtain all formalities in obtaining the change of ownership in your name to
enable a more legal and safe delivery of these funds to you.

Kenny Brain.
Chief Accountant.

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