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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: "Barrister Kunte banzar Esq" <banzarkunte@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:10:32 +0000
Subject: Notification of Bequest

FROM: BARRISTER KUNTE BANZAR ESQ

RUE DU JARDIN

ABJ 01 BP 12

ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE

TEL:+225-05-73-66-37

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: banzarkunte@tiscali.it



DEAR SIR/MADAM,



This is sequel to your non response of our earlier

letter to you on behalf of the Trustees and Executors

to the Will of late of Sir Engr. Willy Bubenik, I wish

to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to

the bequest of the sum of US$1,500,000.00 in the

codicil and

last testament of the deceased.

The late Sir Willy Bubenik until his death was a

former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big

construction company here in Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire. He

was a

very

dedicated Christian, and a great philanthropist during

his life time.

Late Sir Willy Bubenik died on 9th February 2002 at

the age of 68,He was buried on the 23rd of February.

Late Sir

Willy Bubenik even though he was an American living

and working in here as a foreigner he requested before

his death that he be buried here in his words, "I

regard here as My home and the people as my people".

He said that this token is to support your ministry

and help to the less- privelegded. I hereby request

that you forward any proof of identities of yours,

your current telephone and fax numbers and your

forwarding address to enable us file necessary

documents at our high court probate division for the

release of this bequest of money.

congratulations.

Yours faithfully,

BARRISTER KUNTE BANZAR ESQ.

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