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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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Fraud email example:

From: "WILLIAS CHAMBERS" <williamsesq@williams-chamber.com>
Reply-To: williams44@jmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 16:30:05 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

BARR. WILLIAMS CHAMBERLINE LLB
CONATACT LAGOS OFFICE
Office Tel/fax: 234-1-4763109
#5 ALLEN AVE. IKEJA-LAGOS NIGERIA.

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

This is sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you On behalf
of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late of Sir Engr. Willy Bubenik
(ksm), I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the
bequest of the sum of US$1,000.000.00 [One Million US Dollars] in the
codicil and last testament of the deceased. The late Sir Willy Bubenik until
his death was a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big
construction company here in Nigeria. He was a very dedicated Christian and
a great philanthropist during his life time.

Late Sir Willy Bubenik died on 9th February 2002 at the age of 68, He was
buried on the 23rd of February. Late Sir Willy Bubenik even though he was an
American living and working in here as a foreigner he requested before his
death that he be buried here in his words, "I regard here as My home and the
people as my people". He said that this token is to support your ministry
and help to the less- privelegded. I hereby request that you forward any
proof of identities of yours, your current telephone and fax numbers and
your forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high
court probate division for the release of this bequest of money.

congratulations.


Thanks,

BARR. WILLIAMS CHAMBERLINE


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