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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: "Thompson West" <thompsonwest@msn.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: thompson_west1@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 02:24:16 +0200
Subject: Please Matter of Urgency.

Thompson & Solicitors,
Fitzwilton House,
Wilton Place,
Dublin 2, Ireland.


Attn:Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Thompson West, a Solicitor and Advocate, the personal
Attorney to late Mr. Neil Frazer a National of France, who used to be a
Private contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in
Saudi Arabia, herein after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2004, he and his wife with their three children
were involved in an auto crash, all occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately
lost their lives.

Since then,I have made several enquiries with his country's embassies
to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has proved
Unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you
with this business partnership proposal,I have contacted you to assist
in
repatriating a huge amount of money left behind by my client before
they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance & Security Company
where this huge deposit was lodged.

The deceased had a deposit valued presently at Twenty-one Million US
Dollars and the Company has issued me a notice to provide his next of
kin or
Beneficiary, otherwise they will have the account confiscated within
the
next thirty official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
Years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / WILL
Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued
at
Twenty-one Million US dollars can be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in percentages between me and you.

We shall obtain all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any claim we may make, all I require is your honest Co-operation,
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me via the E-mail address above, I am based in
Ireland.

Please, provide me the following:

1. You Full Names
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address.

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

Best regards,

Barrister Thompson West.

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