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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: "benson geg" <benson_geg1@msn.com>
Reply-To: bensongeg01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:44:36 +0000
Subject: GOOD RELATIONSHIP.

Attn:

I am Barrister Benson George, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr Pitt Fitzgerald, national of your country. Here in after shall be
referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2002, my client was involved
in a car accident along Ibum express road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of
his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in
repartrating the fund valued at US$15.5 million left behind by my client
before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security
Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.The said Security Finance
company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confisicated within the next twenty one official workingdays. Since
I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 years now,I
seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you
have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid
to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then
discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary
information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I
require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best regards,

Benson George.

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