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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mm_707me@yahoo.com.ve
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:33:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention//


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:mm0007me@yahoo.com.ve

Attention//

- Dear, I am a staff of bank in Africa. I will give you the name of my Bank and other important information if I receive a positive reply from you. For security reasons I cannot disclose my full identity to you now until I am sure of your co-operation. I work in the operations Dept where I serve as account officer to numerous customers. One of the Customers whom I worked as his account officer was a wealthy Diamond Merchant from Australia. Because this man was good to me when he was Alive, I took it upon myself to travel to his country last month, to see if I could locate any of his close relations. On reaching there I Discovered that his only surviving uncle died a few months back. I sponsored this trip on my own and nobody in the bank knew I was undertaking the journey so I did not present any official report of my Findings in the bank. Now there are two things I could do with regards to the money. First, as his accounts officer, I could formally notify the bank authorities that the man is dead and has no next of kin. In This case the money would be forfeited to the government after sometime. As a Matter of fact this is the proper thing I am supposed to do. The second option is this,I can arrange for someone else, a foreigner, to Act as the next of kin of the deceased so that he/she will claim the money.This is the option that I can do to help anybody and I. I want you to be my Partner. All you would have to do is act as the next of kin of the deceased and the whole money in the account will be transferred to your Account. As the accounts officer to the Deceased, I have all the Necessary documents that will require claiming the money in the Account. The total money in the account is USD19 million with AU METAL 300KG in our VAULT. Your share will be 40%,and my own share will be 50%. The balance of 10% shall be used to offset any expenses that will be incured through the course of the ordeal. In this vain, I shall be grateful if you will provide me with your direct telephone number. Your urgent response to this mail will be highly appreciated. Yours Truly, MOHAMMED ABBAS

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