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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: "MICHEAL JOE" <michealjoe_online@msn.com>
Reply-To: michaeljoeonline@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:30:50 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION:- MACKENZIE

MICHAEL JOE & ASSOCIATES



Compliments of The Day, with respect and apology for barging into your
privacy, I make this request, permit me to introduce myself to you. My name
is Barrister Michael Joe, Principal Attorney, Michael Joe & Associates. I
came to know about you in my private search for a reliable person to handle
an important assignment.

I am contacting you in absolute confidence that I can confide in you a huge
amount of trust. I write to you in respect of a client, late Engr. Louis
Mackenzie
who unfortunately before his death had no registered next of kin
with the Finance company in which is assets exists.

The Late Engr. Louis left an asset worth £5.5 Million British Pounds
sterling with a Finance company before his sudden departure which occurred
at Palestine on account of a suicide bombing. Right now the Finance company
has declared his assets an open beneficiary with mandate.

I am contacting you based on the fact that, from information reaching my
desk from insiders of that very finance company, I have been made to
understand that the top management intend using my late Clients assets for
trading in their own interests.

In order to avoid this development, I now seek your approval to have you
stand as a the official Next of kin to my late client,Since you share the
same last name.I will arrange proper documentation to back-up the claim.

May I assure you that this is safe and risk-free, as I have taken care of
all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch-free movement. I have reposed my
confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.


Waiting for your prompt response.




Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Michael Joe (Esq.) L.L.B (SAU)
Principal Attorney,
MICHAEL JOE & ASSOCIATES
(Solicitors & Advocates of the supreme court of Uk)



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