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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: mike32@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 04:40:48 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BEQUEST=20OF=20=20NOTIFICATION=20=2E?=

ATTENTION:

Sir

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST .

This is sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you on behalf
of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late of Hon Engr.Billy Scotts(KSM),I
wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the bequest
of the sum of Five Million One Hundred Thousand US Dollars in the codicil
and last testament of the deceased.
The late Engr. Billy Scotts until his death was a former Managing Director
and pioneer staff of a big construction company Julius Berger BV in the
Netherlands. He was a very dedicated Sufis and a great philanthropist during
his life time.


Late Hon. Billy Scotts died on 9th February 2004 at the age of 68,He was
buried on the 23rd of February. Late Hon. Billy Scotts even though he was
an American living and working in Holland as a foreigner he requested before
his death that he be buried here in his words, "I regard here as My home
and the people as my people". He said that this token is to support your
ministry and help to the less- privileged.
I hereby request that you forward any proof of identities of yours, your
current telephone and fax numbers and your forwarding address to enable
us file necessary documents at the High Court of Justice probate division
for the release of this bequest of money.

Congratulations.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Mike Groot

PS
For the purpose of confidentiality, please send your response to : dr_mikelaw@yahoo.com





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