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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: "RAYMOND GURGE" <raygorge@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: raymongeorge@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:11:00 +0000
Subject: urgent response needed

From: Barrister Raymond George
Georggyray chambers.
London England.

Dear sir/madam,

I am Barrister Raymond George a solicitor at law. A personal attorney to
late Mr.Stanley David Nin, a nationality of U.S.A who worked with
Shell-development Oil Company in England and an extensive contractor with
the peoples republic of china. Here after referred as my client.My client
died along with his entire family in september 11th terrorist attack on the
Americans.

Since then I have made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful.I am writing this
mail following the impressive information about you from the internet,i
decided to introduce this matter to you.I am contacting you to assist me
repatriating the money he deposited with THE NATION WIDE BUILDING SOCIETY
BANK LONDON SEI ENGLAND and property left behind by my client before they
get confisticated in the bank treasury or declared unserviceable by the Bank
where this huge deposit were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
10.5 million dollars (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) has issued me a notice to provide the next Of kin or have the
account confisticated within some specified period of time.Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost 5years now I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased by embarking you
with all the necessary/legitimate documents to proof a reasonable evident
that you are the next of kin since there is no known relative of the
deceased so that the proceed of this fund will be paid in your account.

This deal will perfectly work out without any risk involved provided you are
honest and will not to seat on this fund when finally gets to your account.I
am assuring you 100% riskfree hence you are willing to keep this matter
strictly confidential.I have all the neccesary legitimate documents to
authenticate your claim. Be rest assured that 40% of this fund will be yours
and 60% is going to be mine as soon we conclude this deal sucessfully.

If you are sincerely willing to assist me on this matter indicate your
interest by mailing me your direct telephone and fax number for more
elaborate discussions.And,i will send to you an application letter of
claim/the bio data of the deceased which you will submit to the Bank
immediately for approvals.Please strictly try and email me with all the
necssary info on email address, so that we can commence on how to carry out
this venture successfully.

Best regards,
Barrister Raymond George.

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