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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: alan collard <alancollard1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <alancollard4@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:04:01 +0000
Subject: study grant



Dear Sir, I am Mr Alan Collard, of the Probate Wills & Trust department , COLLARD & BRIGHT solicitors. We represent Esteemed writer and BBC broadcaster Alistair Cooke,who until his death was a dual citizen of the United States and the U.K. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3581573.stm My late client willed that 35% of the funds he had in deposit with a certain security company here in Africa, be disbursed as study grant to students globally . To that effect, each of the beneficiaries will recieve a total sum of 10,000UK pounds in form of a "study Grant" I have taken it upon myself to fulfill this request by my late client considering most especially the fact that he was both a friend and a client. You happen to be one of the beneficiaries that were selected through the internet .You are required to respond to this email immediately.Thank You. Mr Alan CollardProbate Wills & Trust department Collard & Bright solicitors
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