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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: "Barrister Anni Okonkwor" <barristeranni@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 07:59:09 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

BARRISTER ANNI OKONKWOR (ATTORNEY AT LAW).
OFFICE ADDRESS:144 LAKE SHORE DRIVE,
ABENI CRESCENT, JOHANNESBURG S/A.




GOODDAY,

I am Barrister Anni Okonkwor, a solicitor at law I am the personal attorney
to MR. MARK, a national of your country, who use to work with (SOUTH AFRICA
SHELL PETROLEUM OIL COMPANY). My client MR. MARK was born on the 21st of
april 1960 and he died by a plane crash on his journey to Australia for a
contract.

My client Mr. MARK never had a family of his own, his parents are late and
he is the only child of his parents. Before he died he deposited the sum of
$9 million in STANDARD FINANCE SECURITY PLC (SFS) with the hope of
transferring it to his country before he will be on leave.

Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by the
security company where the deposite was made.

Now the STANDARD FINANCE SECURITY PLC (SFS) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the money confisticated within the next ten
official working days. Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over four months now. I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this deposit can be
sent to you and then you and i can share the money.50% to me and 50% to you.

Please you are free to give your own opinion on this transaction modelity if
you wish. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
every claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us See this transaction through.



BEST REGARDS,

BARRISTER ANNI.

(GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY).

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