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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: "DUKE CRIAG" <barrdukecraig_esq@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:37:20 +0000
Subject: URGENT

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY DUKE CRAIG ESQ
TERI WAYA CHAMBERS 67 OXFORD
STREET UPON TYME NEWCASTLE UK.
DATE 01 09 2005
Telephone; +447031847380
Fax ;+447005982225
Email;barrdukecraig_esq@msn.com

Attn: Sir/Madam Stinson,

Compliments of the day to you. I must solicit your confidentiality and
assure you that I am contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be
of mutual benefit. I am Barrister Duke Craig (Esq.), a legal practitioner.

My client,Late Mr.San Stinson was killed with his entire family in a fatal
accident, sparing none of their lives, some years ago.

Before his death, I assisted him in the deposit of some funds with a
Security Company for safekeeping. The funds have remained unclaimed Since
his death, and such unclaimed funds are appropriated and returned to the
treasury as a matter of policy. Considering the lack of success in

my bid to locate any of his relatives for over a year now, I hereby solicit
Your consent to enable me present you as the Next of Kin to my deceased
Client.

I am contacting you for two reasons. Firstly, you both have the same last
name, which makes the claim most credible. Secondly, I strongly believe that
the Security Company does not deserve to inherit the funds. These reasons
led to my resolve to claim the funds, which was why I contacted you.

With your permission, I will proceed to establish you as the next of
kin/Beneficiary to my late client. As soon as this is done, you will then
give instructions to the Security Company, to transfer the deposited funds
into another account you will provide, after which we shall then share the
funds upon agreed terms.

When I receive your response, I will provide you with further details.

I await your reply,
Barrister Duke Craig Esq



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