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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: funnell@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 06:48:49 -0600
Subject: letter from funnell!

My Dear Friend,
I am quite convinced of the fact that this will come to you as a surprise.however
i am writing based on the privilege information i gathered about people
in your country in Internet during my extensive search.

I am Barrister Mrs Celina Funnell,a solicitor at law, personal attorney
to Mr& Abdou Elzanaty who died in an air crash on the 1st November,1999
in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board.My client was
involved in that plane crash.

It?s been over five years since Mr& Mrs Abdou Elzanaty lost their life and
details of a deposited diplomatic box with a prominent security company
have remained unclaimed.Several attempts to reach his next of kin/successor
through her embassy have proved abortive and wherein there is no claimant,the
deposited
box might be forfeited and taken over by unmerited benefactors.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to contacted you to
assist in repatriating the box co,ntaining the sum of US$10.8 million left
behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the Securities Company where this huge amount was deposited in a trunk
box under the coverage of family valuables.

Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over 2years
now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,so
that the proceedings of this box can be transfer to you. The said security
company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have this box
confiscated within the next twenty one official working days as they don't
know the content of the box.

Therefore,on receipt of your positive response,we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfers as I have every necessary information
and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.All I require from you
is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me for more details.
Thanks and God bless you!
Im Barrister Mrs Celina Funnell


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