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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: "Dr.Abu" <abuana@walla.com>
Reply-To: anaabu1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:52:44 +0000
Subject: Good-day,



Good-day, you may be surprised to receive this letter from me, but
it is a matter that I am convinced we can solve if we work together in
harmony. However, I seek for your absolute confidence as I introduce
myself to you. My name is Dr. Nana Abu, Assistant Auditor of a
FINANCIAL COMPANY here in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In the
discharge of my duty as the Assistant Auditor, I stumbled on this
domiciliary account belonging to a foreign businessman that has
remained dormant for three years now with Ten million six hundred US
dollars (US$10.6m) in it.I contacted my directors and we sent out
staff for enquiries about this fund and discovered that the account
holder died in an accident. I am writing you so that we can work
together to remit the money to you as the next of kin because this
money belongs to a foreigner and has to be claimed by a foreigner.
I guarantee this transaction under a legitimate arrangement that will
not bridge the law by both parties. I have options to
offer you, first
you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for your
assistance, or you can go into partnership for a proper profitable
investment of the money. Whichever option you choose, feel free to
notify me. It is a simple process, which will take a short while to
process. To indicate your interest to work with us, please forward
your reply, your confidential telephone and fax numbers to enable me
communicate with you easily. Note, on the event that you cannot assist
me to do the business, I beg you to still keep my contact and
existence of this fund a secret. I will give you more detailed
information's regarding on what to do and how to do it for us to
achieve good success about the transaction as soon as I hear from you.
Best Regards, DR. Nana Abu.

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