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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: "barr henry" <barr_henryg@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_hgodwin@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:18:28 -0400
Subject: READ CAREFULLY AND REPLY.

Hello Dear,

I am Barrister Henry O. Godwin, of Godwin's CHAMBERS. This mail is
written and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as
NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client. My Deceased Client Willie Jackson
Sr., 61 years, of Scotch Plains, N.J., and Orlando, Florida USA made a
fixed Deposit of Fund valued at USD15M (Fifteen Million United States
Dollars Only) with a Bank,and unfortunately lost his life
aboard Egypt Air Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean
on October 31, 1999 (View:
ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) and left no
clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related
to the Deposit still with me.

The Governing Body of the BANK has contacted me on this matter and I
am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. Under a
clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent
to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late Clients Fund will
not be confiscated by the Government.

For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make
immediate contact with me through my e-mail:
[barr_hgchambers@yahoo.co.uk] for further information related
to this matter.

Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while we expect
your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,
Henry 0.Godwin Esq.

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