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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: kan williuams <kan_williams_26@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kan_williams11@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 17:44:04 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT



Estate of Frederick Nassir Powell. FINAL NOTIFICATION Please confirm your receipt of this mail because numerous hard copy letters have been sent through your mailing address but we did not get any response from you. Not to worry, because even if it was intercepted in the course of postage, no execution will be carried out without the endorsement of Imam Ahmed Musa and I, the attorney to the principal. On-behalf of the Trustees and Executors of the Will of late of Frederick Nassir , I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the bequest sum of US$10,000.000.00 (Ten Million US Dollars] in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. The late Frederick, until his death, was a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big construction company in China. He also invested in poultry and grain farms. He established himself as a wealthy farmer in Asia where he exported rice and other poultry products. He was a very dedicated man and a great philanthropist during his life time. He involved himself in helping people by giving investable loans in agriculture and other ventures. Late Frederick died on 13th Febuary 2005 at the age of 62. He was an American lived in Asia all through his active years but later move down to London due to long term illness where he died in a specialist hospital . He was married but without a child and lost his wife in 1986 to breast cancer. He said in his words as stated in his last testament that "it is my desired wish to see that the poor and less privileged are given assistance by any means and extent that this token sum of money can go, especially to Asia, Africa and South America, having seen it all myself. He therefore advised that this amount be invested wisely and prudently and the major part of the profits generated from the investment be used in charity works". I hereby request that you notify me the acknowledgement of this message to enable us file necessary documents of claims at probate registry for the release of this funds to you.
Yours In Service, KAN WILLIAMS Esq.LLB LONDON
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