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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: edmoor@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:31:22 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PERSONAL=20LETTER?=

Dear Gast,

I am Barrister EDDY MOOR, a solicitor at law,
personal attorney to Engr.P.B.GAST , a national Of
your country,who used to work with Shell Development
Company in cotonou--Republic of benin. Here in after
shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of
April 2001, my client,his wife and their only daughter
were involved in a car accident along kpalime express
Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries
to your embassy here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to
track his last name over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you.I have
contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund
valued at US$20.5 million left behind by my client
before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the Continental Bank of Benin where this huge
amount were deposited. The said Continental Bank of
Benin has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have his account confisicated within the next
twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased since
you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of
this account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt
of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all
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.

Best regards.
Barr.EDDY MOOR.
Tel.00 229 05 32 35.





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