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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: fosso etienne <fossomaco@autoescuelanerja.com>
Reply-To: fossomaco@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 14:38:39 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

Fosso Etienne Esq.
c/o tomulos chambers
23 aderlin square
queens rd,
peckham
London-UK


SIR,

Grant me the indulgence of this unsolicited mail to
you.I am THOMAS TARI an Attorney-at-law.I am the
personal attorney to Late Mr.WILLIAM
BARNES,hereinafter called my client who died
intestat(Without A WIll) on 31 st of october 1999
through an unfortunate air crash via Egypt Air
involving him and so many others.

In virtue of my Office and relationship with my late
client, I am aware that he maintained a special
deposit account With Universl Exchange Securities,
England

As the last time I was privileged to know, the amount
standing to the credit of the Account is
$15.300.000.00(fifteen million three hundred thousand
dollars). The bank Where my client maintained the said
special deposit Account has issued the last forfeiture
notice to my office to produce the Next of Kin to my
late Client for purposes of claming the Funds and
servicing the account, otherwise, they will forfeit
the money since the Account has remained dormant and
unserviceable for 5years.

The essence of contacting you is for you to assist me
in claiming the Funds from the finance company by
consenting to my presenting you as the Next of Kin to
my late Client,instead of forfeiting the money to the
capitalist Finance Company. WE shall share the funds
afterwards at an agreed ratio.

My client has no other surviving relative as my 4
years investigation has revealed.It will be my
responsibility and cost to apply and obtain Letters Of
Administration in your Name From the Probate Registry
Appointing you as The Administrator of the Estate of
my late client,Which is the Legal Authority needed to
apply to the Finance company to transfer the account
balance to any other account to be nominated by the
Next of Kin where he decides not to operate the
Account.

In the event, you decide to cooperate with me , please
do reply me to eneble me furnish you with the
requirements.

All I need is your full maximum support and
cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction
within 10 working days and I guarantee that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect me and you from any breach of the law.

Best regards,
Barr.Fosso Etienne

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