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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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  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
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Fraud email example:

From: "F.B.I DIRECTOR ROBERT S. MUELLER III" <sshh51@live.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:57:05 -0400
Subject: ANTI FRUAD & MONITORY CRIME DIVISION

 

http://www.fbi.gov

ANTI FRUAD &  MONITORY CRIME DIVISION

Code: FBI/111

Tel: 1-646-778-3497

 

We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) United States Of America have discovered through our intelligent monitoring network that you have a transaction going on as either inheritance payment, Lottery or contract payment in a tone of Millions of United States Dollars which have been approved but have not been settled.
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file after close monitoring and found out why you have not received your payment, both on your part and on the part of your debtors.
Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the non officials in the bank who are attempting to secure the release of your fund to you. We wish to advise you that this is illegal and you should stop further communication with them because such an illegal act like this can lead to cancellation of your fund.
We have been having so many complains from people who have been scammed around the world hence,after concluding in a meeting with members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United Nations (UN), we came to a conclusion that every payment will be made through a Bank in England.
In View of this development, You are advise to confirm the following information, to enable us instruct the paying Bank to remit your Fund to you:

 

Your full name: Your telephone :Your contact address: The amount expected to be receive: Your Occupation.

 

Upon the confirmation of your information, We shall instruct the paying Bank to remit your Fund to you within the next three working days.
The DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION has been mandated to issue out your payments for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) who claim that to be established agents using it to defraud innocent people worldwide. This is to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVISE

Faithfully Yours,
MR.ROBERT MUELLER

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