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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: Antony Marquis <antony214@live.com>
Reply-To: <antony_solicitor@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:24:22 -0500
Subject: From:Antony Marquis(For Trustees)



NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of LateMr. Edwin Z.Gabriel, I once again try to notify you as myearlier letter was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt toreach you again by this same email address. I wish to notify you that late Mr.Edwin Z.Gabriel made you abeneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Five Million OneHundred Thousand Dollars(USD$5,100.000.00) to you in the codiciland last testament to his will. This may sound strange and unbelievable to you since none ofhis family member seems to know you, but it is real and true.Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact withyou in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one ofhis numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Mr.Edwin Z.Gabriel until his death was a member of theHelicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & ElectricalEngineers. He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to giveout. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards duringhis life time. Late Mr. Edwin Z.Gabriel died on the 16th day of February2004 at the age of 90 years,and his WILL is now ready forexecution.According to him this money is to help the poor andthe less privilaged. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful,endeavor to get back tome as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope tohear from you in no distant time. Yours in His service,Antony Marquis.
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