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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: "Ali Thuraki" <alithuraki2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: smithturner@lawyer.com
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:47:33 -0700
Subject: ALI THURAKI.ESQ

ALI THURAKI.ESQ
ALI THURAKI CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE LAWYER
93B WIGMORE STREET
LONDON W1H 5AA
Tel: +44-704-0111647
Tel: +44-704-0110806
Fax: +44-871-2437039

Your name and your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by our
law firm, ALI THURAKI.Esq Law Chambers in London, UK. My name is ALI THURAKI
Esq. personal attorney to our late client Mr. Mohammed Saibi whowas the
chairman of Algosaibi Diving and Marine Services in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Mohammed Saibi a well known Philanthropist, before he died, made a Will
in our law firm stating that $5.2M {five million, Two Hundred Thousand U.S.
dollars only) should be donated to any charity
home of our choice overseas. We have made a random draw and your name and
E-mail address was
picked to assist us disburse these funds accordingly. This implies that you
will st and as t he beneficiary to this Will so that the funds could
beprocessed and transferred to your account.

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank; because
they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this
Will as soon as possible else the money will be
credited to the Government treasury.

It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client. You are
required to contact me immediately to start the process of transferring this
money to any of your designated official Account. I urge you to contact me
immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a
date limit. Please act fast.

Congratulations and I hope we could work together as a team to execute this
transaction successfully. When transferred, the funds would be disbursed to
a charity home, you and me. Details of this will be discussed later befowe
get started.

Very truly yours,

MR. ALI THURAKI.Esq
For:ALI THURAKI Law Chambers.
alternative email: smithturner@lawyer.com

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