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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: "GEORGE WILLIAMS" <barr_geo_williams2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 07:44:23 +0000
Subject: FROM BARR GEORGE WILLIAMS(PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME)

Dear sir,

Greetings"

Firstly,Pardon me for the mode that I have chosen to contact you,I am
aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting a
relationship for the fact that this is a sensitive proposition for
assistance that
must be kept between us in confidence.

In addition,I will start by saying that in business undertakings the
principles guiding transactions range from Trust, honesty cooperation,
confidentiality and total commitments. Therefore,before contacting you
for this operation i took exceptional considerations to the fact that in
this 21st century, globalization is the order of the day. Therefore i can
choose whom to do business with from any part of the world where the
atmosphere is condusive provided the terms and conditions are favourably
disposed to
both partners while counting on trust"

I am Barr Geoge Williams, a solicitor at law from Liberia West Africa.
I am the personal attorney to Late Dr William Cox , a Geologist by
profession who died since 1999.In an air crash along with his wife on 31st
Oct
1999 in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board.Since then I
have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended
Relatives,this has proved unsuccessful.Since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the
relatives for over six years till date.

Now,the directors of the bank where he deposited the treasure valued at
US$12.7M has Issued me with a notice to provide the next of kin for the
legacy he left behind within the time frame of two weeks or have the
account confiscated within the next sixteen official working days.


I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
so that the (US$12.7M)can be legally released to you as the next of kin
since you have same surname with him.

All I require is your cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitiment arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law

Your urgent respond will be highly appreciated.
Thanks
Barr Geoge Williams
Attorney at law.
barr_geo_williams@hotmail.com

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