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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: Charles Ade<ahmed_tukur@tatanova.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 17:54:29 +0530
Subject: Philanthropist to you

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTERS CHRIS CRUX KRUGER
PRIVATE BARRISTERS/SOLICITORS AND LEGAL ATTORNEY

GoodDay,

Your name and your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by
our law firm, Crux Kruger Law Chambers, My name is Barrister Chris Crux
Kruger Williams esq. A personal attorney to our late client Mr.
James Harrison who worked for an oil firm. Mr. James Harrison
a well known Philanthropist, before he died, he made a Will in our law
firm stating that $1.0M (one million U.S. dollars only) should be
donated to any Philanthropist of our choice overseas.
We have made a random draw and your name and e-mail address was picked
as the beneficiary to this Will. I am particularly interested in
securing this money from the Bank, because they have issued a notice
instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this Will within two weeks
which happens to be you or else the money will be credited to the Government
treasury as per law here. It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of
our late client. You are required to contact me immediately to start
the process of transferring this money to any of your designated
official account. I urge you to contact me immediately for further details
bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit. Please act
fast. Contact me via my email address as follows:
Email: m_collins11@mail2world.com
This is to assure you that this is risk free, but for the purposes of
confidentiality, further discussion on this matter shall be by phone.
You should therefore do well to send me your mobile number so that we
can discuss further on the intending transfer.

Congratulation,

Regards.

BARRISTER CHRIS CRUX KRUGER {Esq.}

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