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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: "luther desmond" <luther0001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: luther0002x@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:59:44 +0000
Subject: Desmond & Associates

Desmond & Associates
Biggin Avenue, Bransholme,
Kingston upon Hull, HU7 4RL
London-UK.

Dear Sir/Ma
I am Barrister Luther Desmond (LLB), principal partner of Desmond &
Associates Chambers, London, United Kingdom.l am the personal attorney to
Engr. Ross Teri, an expatriate with Chevron Development Company, United
Kingdom who died in an auto crash along South Norwood Highway, London on the
21st of April 1999. He deposited the sum of Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars in his fixed deposit account with a bank, here in
London. All efforts to reach his relatives have proved abortive after his
death, following the notification from his bank to present his beneficiary
or his account will be declared dormant and unclaimed based on their policy.

This mandate compels me to present any of the family's relatives of my late
client to his bank.

Since the decease is from your country , l have contacted you to assist in
the claim/transfer of this funds to you. I will prepare every necessary
documentation as proof , furnish you with adequate information about my late
client that will back you up in this claim and l shall provide all legal
services to warrant the release of this money to you within 10 working days
after l must have filed in for claim in your favour.l am highly delighted
and willing to work with you in this matter and will appreciate if you will
acknowledge your interest by forwarding your full names, home address
telephone and fax numbers to enable me apply to his bank for commencement. A
copy of myapplication letter will be sent to you for your view, update and
documentation.
I look forward to your prompt reply.
Yours sincerely,
Barr. Luther Desmond
Desmond & Associates



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