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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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• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR.HUTCHENCE NEIL" <hutneil2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hutneil@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 04:27:48 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

                   BARRISTER NEIL HUTCHENCE CHAMBERS

From: Barrister Neil Hutchencel. Chamber

15,INTL AIRPORT ROAD,
The Marina Offices,
Liverpool, L70
1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

 

Attn: Sir/Madam

 

 I write in respect of my later client an American, who died with his wife and two children in an auto crash in Kara district of my country  on 31October 2004 .He was the CEO of M.C.C Constructions Ltd. He was my
client and I have been directed by his bank in Europe to search for his next  of  kin to claim fund belonging to the deceased which has been dormant without
any claim either from his family or relatives.
 This is because the bank  could  not locate any of his relatives.The said amount is  $25,500,000(Twenty five Million Five Hundred thousand USD(Plus interest).
Please indicate in your reply if you are related to the deceased as you are bearing the same surname,or if you would like to work with me in confidence to have this fund transferred to your account as the  located
next of kin.As his personal lawyer I can not have this fund transferred to my account hence I contacted you.
 This chamber desire absolute confidentiality and professionalism in the handling of this information as all documents will be forwarded to you for this claim.
pls for any further information do contact me true these email address
hutneil@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks
Yours Sincerely,
Barrister NEIL HUTCHENCE.
Principal Attorney,
( Solicitors & Advocates of the Brithis high
court United kingdom)

15,INTL AIRPORT ROAD,
The Marina Offices,
Liverpool, L70
1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

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