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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: "Mr P.E.Admas" <adpeters@shadango.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 10:03:53 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

Peter Adams (Esq.)
Dakar- Senegal.




I am Peter Adams (Esq.), an English speaking Senegalese Solicitor &FinancialAttorney/Consultant.I was the personal attorney to late Daniel Thorp who was an expatriate mining consultant/contractor withTeaser Petroleum Corporation in St Louis-Senegal.Mr. Daniel Thorp here-in-after referred as my client was also a Diamond/Gold Merchant.

Mr.Daniel Thorp made a numbered time (Fixed) deposit for US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) in a finance firm in UK (England) with standing statement/agreement with the firm that all correspondences in respect to the fixed deposit contract must be sent to him through my humble chambers. Upon maturity,the routine notification was sent to me which I dispatched to hisforwarding address as usual without reply. After a month, I sent a reminder which I received from the firm without any reply again.

Finally, I discovered from my client’s contract employers- Teaser Petroleum Corporation that he died among many others in the Kenya Airways flight of 31st January, 2000 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. On further investigations, I found out that he died without making any WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I also discovered that Mr. Daniel Thorp did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the firm in England.

I am contacting you based on the official letter I just received from the firm reminding me that English law states that at the expiration of 7 (sevin) years the money will revert to the ownership of the British Government.If I do not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Daniel Thorp so that the fruits of this old man’s labor will not go into the hands of some corrupt government officials. Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will provide expert legal services that will guarantee the successful execution of this deal.

I wish to point out that after the claims, I would want the money to be shared equally between us. Most importantly, I would also require your assistance towards investing my share in your country or anywhere as you may advice.

If you are interested, please contact me via my email address :Upon your response, I shall provide you with more details and how we shall proceed with the claims. I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured thatthis transaction would be profitable for both of us.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email.

Thanks & Regards
Peter Adams

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