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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • carl_larsen1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Carl Larsen <carl53larsen@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 02:39:23 -0400
Subject: SEQUEL TO YOUR NON RESPONSE




Dear Sir / Madam
Sequel to your non-response of our earlier letter to you on behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of our late client.

I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of £16,550,000.00GBP (sixteen million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. Until his death he was a major shareholder in big companies, which include textile and construction companies. He was a very great philanthropist during his lifetime. He died on 9th January 2004 at the age of 68. He was buried on the 3rd of February.
Even though he was a foreigner living and working here requested before his death that he be buried here in his words, "I regard here as My home and the people as my people" We therefore reckoned that you can receive this funds as you are qualified by your name identity. All the legal papers will be processed on your response.

In your acceptance of this deal.

We request that you kindly forward any proof of identity of yours, your current telephone and fax numbers and forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of funds to you.
Yours Faithfully
Attorney Carl Larsen
Union Attorneys Chambers
NOTE: Contact this email: carl_larsen1@yahoo.co.uk
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