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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: "Richard Jeff" <richard_jeff@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_jeff_richard@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:16:02 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

Attn : Sir/Madam


My Name is Barrister Richard Jeff a lawyer here in london united kingdom and
a personal attorney to MR.ROBERT PENMAN who successfully executed a contract
for the Government worth US14 million. A part payment of US$9 million was
paid to my client, while the balance of US$5 million was still unpaid before
my client was late, and his wife and only daughter were killed in an
auto-accident.


Now the Government of is now giving full payment to all Contractors who had
successfully completed their jobs. My client is among those due to be paid.
As his personal Attorney before his death, I have been officially notified
and instructed to forward the particulars of my client's next of kin so that
he/she can be paid the outstanding US$5Million as urgent as possible.

Although he did not leave any WILL (because of his sudden death). This money
will therefore be paid to who so ever I present to the government as my
client's next of kin. Simply, I intend to channel this money to the account
of a clever and reliable person who upon successful payment of the money,
will earn 50% thereof,50% will be for me and the officials that will approve
the payment.

Your nationality does not matter as all modalities have been set to pay
whomever I present as the next of kin.

For prompt action, contact me urgently via my secured email :
barr_jeff_richard@yahoo.co.uk
I shall role out the modalities for the actualisation of this project as
soon as I receive your email response.

Kindly accord this transaction the confidentiality it deserves.

Regards,

Barrister Richard Jeff.



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