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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: "LAW OFFICE" <lawoffice@scottsbeneficiary.org>
Reply-To: barrlarrychambers@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 02:46:00 +0000
Subject: BENEFICIARY UPDATE

BENEFICIARY UPDATE
FROM THE DESK OF THE LAW OFFICE,
LAW OFFICE TRUSTEES AND EXECUTORS
UNITED KINGDOM
BENEFICIARY NUMBER: 7
CONSIGNMENT NUMBER: ZPP4CC675312
BEQUEST NOTIFICATION .
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 Hon Engr.Billy Scotts(KSM),I
wish to notify you that you awere listed as a
beneficiary to the bequest of the sum of Five Million
One Hundred Thousand US Dollars in the codicil and
last testament of the deceased. The late Engr. Billy
Scotts until his death was a former Managing Director
and pioneer staff of a big construction company Julius
Berger in United Kingdom. He was a very dedicated
Sufis and a great philanthropist during his life time.

Late Hon. Billy Scotts died on 9th February 2004 at
the age of 68,He was buried on the 23rd of February.
Late Hon. Billy Scotts even though he was an American
living and working in United Kingdom 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- privileged. 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 the High Court of Justice probate
division for the release of this bequest of money.
Congratulations.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Larry Smith
PS For the purpose of confidentiality, please send your
response to barristerlarrychamber@yahoo.co.uk

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