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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: "Brian Williams" <users_4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: users_1@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:52:27 +0000
Subject: CLAIM AS NEXTY OF KIN TO ALTE MR. HENRY

MR. BRIAN A.WILLIAMS (ATTORNEY )
NO: 12 SATELLITE TOWN,LAGOS-NIGERIA
PRIVATE TELL ++ 234 8060110065

Hello,
REQUEST T0 CLAM AS NEXT OF KIN


I am Mr. Brian A. Williams , I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Henry , a
foreign contractor .On the 2nd of Dec. 2002, my client died by accident .
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the internet, to
locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I
have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund left behind by my late
client because the bank have asked me as his lawyer to produce his next of
kin . The particular bank have given me a notice to provide the next of kin
to claim the amount valued at about US$11m Million United States Dollars or
have the amount confisicated ,since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over years, now I seek your conscent to present you as the
next of kin of my late client since your a foreigner and have the same
surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$11 Million can be
paid to you and we can both share the US$11 Million United States Dollars
equal half.

All I require is your honest coperation to enable us see this dealt through
.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law of your country and my country
too as a professional legal attorney in the field.

Finally,kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on this
transaction.

Upon your consideration of this deal ,you are hereby asked to send the
following information that I will use to prepare an application on your
behalf as you Legal Counsel representing this claim legally to the bank
where the US$11 Million United States Dollars was deposited by my late
client for the release of the funds to you as the inheritor.

1. Your Full names

2. Your complete Address.

3. Your Telephone number

4. Your fax number

5. Your Occupation.

6. Sex.

7. Marital Status.

8. Age

I await your urgent response.

Best regards,

Attorney Brian A. Williams
Legal Attorney of Law


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