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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: "Teco Benson" <tecopostoffice@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tecobenson@uku.co.uk
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 12:23:38 +0000
Subject: Please Kindly Respond

Hello,

I am Barrister Teco Benson, a London based legal practioner. I am the
personal attorney to Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately
lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed
on January 31, 2000, including his wife and only daughter. You shall read
more about the crash on visiting this site.

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

My late client currently have the sum of £17million British Pounds Sterling
(Seventeen Million British Pounds) in an account in a Finance company in
Europe. The finance company has recently issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin to deceased to come forward and claim the fund or have the
£17million confiscated.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful.

I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
so that the £17million can be paid to you as the next of kin beneficiary
because they cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin
or relation to the deceased as indicated in the banking guidelines. The
banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such money remained after
five years the money will be transferred into Government treasury as
unclaimed funds.

35% of this money will be for you as foreign partner, while the balance will
be for me and my partners in the Finance company who will assist us in
processing the claims. I will visit your country for the disbursement
according to the percentages indicated above once this money gets into your
account. Please be honest to me and trust is our watchword in this
transaction.

Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive
this mail you should contact me by return mail.

Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these
funds to you has been finalised. We will discuss much in details when I do
receive your response. Please in your response include your telephone number
so that I can give you a call to explain better.

Best regards,
Teco Benson

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