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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: "JOHN MILTON" <miltonlawfirms@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrjohnmilton@yahoo.de
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 02:56:44 +0000
Subject: ATTN: Sir/Madam,Awaiting Your Urgent Response.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister John Milton, a solicitor at law. I am the personal Attorney
To the late Mr. Hanson Granville, a national of your country, On the 21st of
April 2002, my client was involved in a car accident.Unfortunately he lost
his life.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the Bank where this huge deposit was lodged. The bank where the deceased had
an account valued at about $4.7Million dollars Has issued me with a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account Confiscated within the next
twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I now seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin Of the deceased since you have the
same last name so that the Proceeds of this account valued at $4.7 Million
dollars can be paid to you,subsequently to be shared among us If you agree,
we can discuss your percentage. I have all necessary Legal documents that
can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Awaiting your response in my alternative email address:
barrjohnmilton@yahoo.de

Best regards,

John Milton(Esq.)

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