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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348089657411 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "earl spencer" <earlspencer2@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: earlspencer101@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:40:17 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST


NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST.

I am Earl Spencer,Managing Partner,with Earl Spencer & Associates Law
firm, London Branch.Admitted,1974.Education:LL.B 1973 Bristol
University Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Oil & Gas,International
Trade;Banking,inheritance law,e.t.c

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late George
Brumley,I wish to notify you that late George Brumley made you one of
the beneficiaries of his estate.He left the sum of Five Million One
Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$5,100.000.00 )to you.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and
true.

Late Mr.Brumley and all his family were among the victims that died a
charter plane crash on Mount Kenya.The flight crashed into the
snow-capped,16,355-foot Lenana Peak on Mount Kenya destroying the entire
plane= and killing all passengers on board.Late George Brumley died on the
month of July 2003 at the age of 68.You can see details of his death
in the CNN link below:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

He was a widely travelled man and devoted most of his time and wealth
to charity and humanitarian work.His great philantropist work is well
known and recorded all over the world.He must have been in contact
with you in the past or you were nominated to him in his vision to expand
his Charity work.

Simply put,he was a very dedicated sufis and Christian who loved to
give out.His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his
life time.

In dedicating this funds to you and other beneficiaries,he instructed
that you are to use part of the funds to promote his legacy through
activities that aim to help the old, poor,needy and disabled in the
society.Late Brumleys' legacy is the love of charity.

Please If I reach you as I am hopeful,endeavor to get back to me as
soon as possible so we can start processing the release of the funds to
you.

You are to reply me immediately providing the following information:

You can reach me on +2348089657411 for more discussion.

1.Your Full names.
2.Valid Contact address.
3.Contact Telephone and fax numbers.
4.Age and Occupation.

Regards,
Mr.Earl Spencer(ESQ).

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