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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: <dannylewis234@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 9:56:04 -0000
Subject: Respond Urgently.

FROM THE DESK OF
DANNYLEWIS ESQ.
DANNYLEWIS LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE LAWYER
One London Place
255 Queens Avenue, 15th Floor
London, ON N6A 6R8
Telephone: (+44-7040111059)
E-mail:(dannylewis234@hotmail.com)
London UK.

Dear Sir,
We sincerely congratulate you as your e-mail address emerged in a random
Draw conducted by our law firm, DANNYLEWIS Law Chambers here, in UK.I am
Daniel Lewis Esq. personal attorney to late Richard Burson, who was a gold
Miner until his death. He was a well-known Philanthropist and he made a Will
In our law firm stating that the sum of (Eight hundred thousand united states
dollars ) be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice overseas. We conducted
a random draw and your e-mail address emerged as the beneficiary to this fund.
I am particularly interested in securing the fund from the Bank on Your behalf
as they have issued us a notice instructing we produce the beneficiary to the
fund within two weeks or else the fund will be credited to the government treasury
as per law. It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client.I urge
You to contact me immediately for further details to enable me start the processes
of transferring the fund to any of your designated official account,bearing in mind
that the Bank has given us just two weeks.We say Congratulations once again.
Yours Sincerely,

Daniel Lewis (Esq.)

N:B.Sir,it is also important to note that all the required legal and transfer
fees/charges will be taken care of by our law firm.

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