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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Barnes <peterbarnes222@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:21:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTENTION: SINGH/PARTNRSHIP ASSISTANCE


Thanks you for your response.

I can understand the way you feel; I believe any rational person will feel the same way. But I can assure you that you do not have anything to worry about.

I can assure you that this transaction will be handled according to international and local laws. All documentations will be completed as the law of the land stipulates concerning Legacy Claims. I will also be on hand to protect you from any breach of the law.

Note that as soon as the fund is released from the bank, relevant documents will be forwarded to the relevant authorities in your country to back up the transfer and also state source of the fund. All modalities have been put in place to ensure smooth and successful transfer of fund to your nominated account. It may interest you to know that this transaction has been properly desk run.

However, I have to state here that this is not a tax but an initiation to a very profitable venture that will benefit both of us. I am aware that there are scams going on in the internet originating mainly from Africa . But you must note that these scams has been copied fro genuine transactions and genuine professionals impersonated. You will be well convinced in the course of the process.

It is imperative to note that if nobody comes up to claim this deposit within the next couple of weeks it would be declared unserviceable and forfeited to the government. This I do not want to happen. I am also very certain that my late client would not want this to happen to his hard-earned fund too. If this transaction would hurt or take advantage of anyone at all, I would not have entered into it.

I will send to you a more detailed email after this email.

My regards.
Peter N. Barnes (Esq.)




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