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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: "harry brown" <baristerharrybrown@baristerharrybrown.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:35:03 +0000
Subject: Confidential

MR. HARRY BROWN, ESQ
HARRY BROWN LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE LAWYERS
THROGMORTON STREET,LONDON, EC2.

My name is Harry Brown, Principal Partner in Harry
Brown Law Chambers, London, UK. I used to be a
personal attorney to Mr. Mohammed Saibi who was the
chairman of Algosaibi Diving and Marine Services in
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Saibi died late last year
of heart attack at the ripe age of 79 years.
Mr. Mohammed Saibi a Saudi Arabia Philanthropist,
before he died, made a will in my law firm stating
that $26M (Twenty six million U.S. dollars only)
should be donated to any charity home/beneficiary of
our choice overseas as his last contribution to
humanity when it became obvious that he will not be
alive.The true situation at the moment is that the
said amount of money was deposited with a security
company only to be paid out to any foreign
beneficiary. The foreign beneficiary would have to be
picked by my law office. This implies that you will
stand as the beneficiary to this Will so that the
funds could be processed and transferred to your
account if you are ready and in a position to assist
me.All you need do is to declare your interest and
show seriousness. The paper works to present you as
the benficiary will be done by me.
I am particularly interested in securing this money
from the Security company because they have issued a
notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of
this funds as soon as possible, else the account
would be made dormant since Mr. Saibi was ill for a
long period of time before his demise. If you are
interested in assisting me, I will give you 40% of the
entire funds after paying taxes due to your government
and expenses during the course of this deal withdrawn
from it. The balance will be mine although I intend to
send some of it to a charity organization.

I urge you to contact me immediately for further
details if you are satisfied with my proposition and
feel you are in a position to assist me. Bearing in
mind the confidential nature of this transaction, I
will prefer you respond through mail.

Respecfully summited.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Harry Brown Esq.
For: Harry Brown Law Chambers.

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