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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: "ola jacobs" <jacobsolafirm2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:46:12 -0700
Subject: In good faith

In good faith
For your attention.
Sequel to your non response to our earlier Mail to you on behalf of the
trustees and Executors to the Will of our late client. I wish to notify you
that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of 2,600,000.00GBP
(Two million six hundred thousand british pounds) in the codicil and last
testament of the deceased. Until his death he was a major shareholder in big
companies which included textile and construction companies here in Africa
and dubai.

He was a great philanthropist during his life time.He died on 9th January
2004 at the age of 68.He was buried on the 3rd of February.Even though he
was a foreigner living and working here, 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".

We therefore reckoned that you can receive this funds as you are
qualified by your name and identity.All the legal papers will be processed
on your response.In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly
forward any proof of identities of yours, your current telephone and fax
numbers and forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our
high court probate division for the release of this sum of money.

Barr.Ola Jacobs Esq.
My private email: jacobsolafirm@teenmail.com

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