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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: "Harrison Doyle" <harrison_doyle@msn.com>
Reply-To: doyle_harrison01@sify.com
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 01:14:49 +0000
Subject: NICE MEETING YOU

Dear Friend,

This is Barr.Harrison Doyle, my client H R H, King J T Bundu was a wealthy
industrialist and the King of his Oil and Alluvial Diamond rich region of
Cabinda, Angola. Until his death, I have been his lawyer. I have contacted
you because no body except me has seen his WILL. The King who died on the
22nd of August of heart problem at the age of 80 yrs, unfortunately has no
child. His burial comes up on the 28th of October and as instructed by the
King, His WILL should be revealed to his brothers after his burial. But his
brothers has been putting pressure on me to read the WILL before the burial.

Here is why I need your assistance, The King deposited 2 Trunk Boxes with T
H H, Treasure Holding House in Europe and each contains $110m with Alluvial
Diamond. The King reveals this to me in confidence as his lawyer. Below is
how he wanted the WILL shared:

HIS BROTHERS 20%

HIS CHURCH 5%

HIS TOWN UNION 5%

TRUST FUND FOUNDATION 70% {IN HIS MEMORY}.

The WILL having not been seen by his brothers, I want to amend the WILL so
that it will represent only one Box. I want you to go and Clear one Trunk as
the beneficiary of the Trunk. I am the lawyer who wrote the WILL and all the
documents with which the Trunks are deposited is with me. I will give you
all the informations. Let us take the advantage together, I will handle
everything well. The WILL has been with me and this should bve done before
the burial. Please get back to me ASAP if you can handle this with me.

Thank you

Barr.Harrison Doyle,

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