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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: "Oxford Marc Esq" <contacts77@shinyfeet.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: oxfordmk_chambers@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:00:50 +0400
Subject: TREAT URGENT

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER OXFORD MARC.
OXFORD MARC CHAMBERS
SOLICITOR, ADVOCATES & PUBLIC REP.
No. 3 LANDPLANE ROAD, OFF HIGH STREET,
ACCRA - GHANA.
EMAIL: oxfordmk_law@consultant.com

Dear,

I am Barrister Oxford Marc,a solicitor at law. I am the personal Attorney To Engr.H.C. On the 21st of April 2002, my client and his entire family was involved in a ghastly car accident. Unfortunately all of them died such a mysterious deaths.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the the security company where this huge deposit was lodged.

The security company where the deceased had an account valued at about 10.5 Million dollars Has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account Confiscated within the next twenty official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin Of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the Proceeds of this account valued at 10.5 million dollars can be paid to you,subsequently to be shared among us If you agree, we can discuss your percentage.
Note that the money is deposited as family treasure(in a box/consignment) in the security company. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal Through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Reply through this email address for the confidentiality of this transaction.
Regards,
Oxford Marc Esq.

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