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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: "Charles Hicks" <charleshicksesq@charleshicksassociate.org>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:06:39 +0000
Subject: BENEFICIARY TO THE BONQUET

Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings to you. “I’ve been worried with this issue for years now,
didn't want to mention it to you. But if you're not the person to speak to,
I don't know who is"

My client, Late Mark .C. Hyman. Was an Engineer with multi national
company in South Africa, until a sudden death knocked on his door.
He died two days after a fatal auto crash.


My client, Late Mark .C. Hyman, has a domiciliary account valued,
US$12.5million with one of distressed bank (name withheld). Now,
Federal Government has the extensions to close down some of her
offshore affiliates clearing houses abroad and confiscate all foreign
accounts,
while consider it un-claimable.

The bottom line is, my client did not leave any WILL behind and this
has so far given me problems in locating any of his relations since he was
never married. Please be informed that, I would not be happy to see the
Government confiscate this account belonging to my late client, therefore, I
hereby solicit your cooperation to stand as the next of kin to my late
client. I shall actively, provide you with the legal documents as per
the legitimacy of this issue that will grant you the access to claim these
funds.

We shall divide this money 50% 50% each!


Further, endeavor to send me your contact address as well as you
telephone number, in receipt of them, I shall call you to discuss other
related
matters. "I do not know any other way to reach you other than this"

Thanking you in anticipation for your cooperation.

Best regards and have a nice day.

Mr. Charles Hicks (ESQ
EMAIL; charleshicksassociate@charleshicksassociate.com



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