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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: "dare th23" <dare_25@msn.com>
Reply-To: davidthompson514@excite.com
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:44:04 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN.

DAVID THOMPSON & ASSOCIATES
BARRISTER DAVID THOMPSON (SAN)
ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE

Attention,

Compliments of the season. I am writing following an oppurtunity in my
office that will be of immense benefit to both of us.
I am the personal attorney to Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter. You
shall read more about the crash on visiting this site.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

My late client currently have the sum of Seventeen Million United States
Dollars (US$17,000,000:00) in an account in a Finance company. The finance
company has recently issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to
deceased to come forward and claim the fund or have the
US$17,000,000:0confiscated.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. I hereby seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the US$17M
can be paid to you as the next of kin beneficiary because they cannot
release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the
deceased as indicated in the banking guidelines. The banking law and
guidelines here stipulates that such money remained after five years the
money will be transferred into Government treasury as unclaimed funds. 40%
of this money will be for you as foreign partner, while the balance will be
for me and my partners in the Finance company who will assist us in
processing the claims. I will visit your country for the disbursement
according to the percentages indicated above once this money gets into your
account. Please be honest to me and trust is our watchword in this
transaction.

Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive
this mail you should contact me by return mail.
Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these
funds to you has been finalised. We will discuss much in details when I do
receive your response. Please reply back with all your contact particulars
such as your address, telephone and fax numbers so that I can give you a
call to explain better.

Best regards,

David Thompson.

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