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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: "Paul Williams" <paulwill2003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pwills_03@yahoo.com.au
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:26:44 +0000
Subject: ReGOOD DAY

Attn:Sir,

I am Barr. Paul Williams, an attorney to Andreas Schranner,a deceased
Immigrant,property magnate who was based in Nigeria,Also referred to
as my client.On the 31st of July 2000, my client, his wife and their two
Children died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New York in
their
plan for a world cruise.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm.

Since then I have been managing his properties and some
of his properties, which he put out for sale. Which I monitored the
payment as his attorney, has been bought and paid for. Now the money
paid was deposited into his account here. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by his bank.

Particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his
next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short time.

My late client has an account valued at 19.5 million dollars. Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for some time now, and
with the bank giving me deadline, I now seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at 19.5million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can
share the money at the ratio of 50% to me and 40% for you and 10%
for miscellaneous expenses that might arise.I have all necessary
information that can be used to back up any Claim we may make.

All I require is your honesty, co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach o fthe law. Trust me, as his
attorney,this is a risk-free business relationship.

Please reach me on my confidential email and send me your full names
and address,telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further
about this transaction.

Best regards,

Barr. Paul Williams &Co

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