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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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• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN P LAWLER" <john_lawler@john-lawler-attorneyukchambers.org>
Reply-To: barr_lawler@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:50:34 +0000
Subject: ENQUIRY!!!

Dear Sir/Madam   

I am JOHN P.LAWLER (SPECIAL ATTORNEY GENERAL IN UK CHAMBERS) we are in the middle of a very important enquiry.
I am getting in touch with you on behalf of my client, which is a top Investor Japanese Bank (Yokohama Bank).
We are conducting a search for any next of kin for a particular investor who has passed on.

Please do you have any relatives who have lived in Japan 0r UK for the last 30
years or more. Also are you aware of any relatives who might have been into
real estate or a huge investor in Energy.

We understand that this might be all too sudden for you, however we will
appreciate that you get back to us even if no one of the above description
is known to you.

This will help us put an end to this matter. The reason we are getting in
touch with you is because you share the same name with my client.

Please can you send us a mail indicating if you know any one with the above description. Also If no one of such description is known to you please send
us a mail stating that, as this Will help us stop further communication with you.
Can you please send your reply to me using this email address:

barr_lawler@yahoo.co.uk

As I am in charge of this enquiry.
Please kindly get in touch Via email to this enquiry, as this will enable us stop further communication with you.
Thanks
With Best Regards

BARR JOHN P.LAWLER

 

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