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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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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: writemr.johnson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:55:43 -0600
Subject: ARE THEY YOUR REPRESENTATIVE?


PIMLICO FINANCE
78 Lupus Street, Pimlico
London, SW1V 3EJ

*SUBJECT: ARE THEY YOUR REPRESENTATIVE?*

The Office of the LEGAL DEPARTMENT, PIMLICO FINANCE hereby write to confirm
to you that we have received information to release your approved
inherited/willed fund of US$14,499,000.00 to you, which was left in our safe
keeping in your favor. We have verified the fund's authenticity, and we
have been able to Confirm that the FUND is 100% LEGAL and the money is ready
to be transferred to you.

All necessary modalities is being finalized in your favor but to our utter
amazement you sent two of your representatives to us in the person of 'MR.
BARRY ELSWORTH & MS. KATHY JAMESON" that you would not be able to come
yourself without proper/official notification.

You are requested to contact me via email and clarify to me if you indeed
send them to us as YOUR INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED IN OUR WIRE SYSTEM
SCHEDULE "TTC" FOR FINAL REMITTANCE OF YOUR FUND THIS QUARTER TO NOTARIZE
YOUR FILE AND CERTIFY YOUR FUND FOR REMITTANCE.

As soon as we get a confirmation email from you, we will proceed to notarize
your file and certify your fund for immediate and onward transfer to your
receiving bank account within 24hours.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, PLEASE ASK US Via return email: so we can update
you further.

THANK YOU.

BEST REGARDS,

ROBERT JOHNSON
HEAD, LEGAL DEPARTMENT
PIMLICO FINANCE

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