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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 lewis" <barristerlewis3@msn.com>
Reply-To: lewiswilliams@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:48:05 +0000
Subject: your urgent reply is need.

EQUITY CHAMBERS
(ATTORNEYS&COUNSELORS AT LAW)
FEDERAL HIGH COURT BENIN
WHITE-HOUSE BUILDING,
14 DEGBAGO CRESCENT,
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
EMAIL lewiswilliamsud@yahoo.fr


Attn:My Dear,
Compliments,I Barrister Lewis williams have decided to bestow this trust on
you, which I pray you will not ignore or betray.I appologize in advance for
any inconviniences this may cause you. I am Barrister Lewis williams the
Personal Attorney to late Mr. George K.Marshal, who was a contractor here in
Benin Rep.Who DIED, on December 2003, with his entire family were perished
in Air -Crash on board from Cotonou.View the below site for more
information.

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm>
As a matter of fact, My client made a fixed deposit Amount, valued at
(USD$15.7M) with FINANCIAL Bank here in Benin Rep, and upon the duration
time of their agreement,His Bank started contacting him but no response.
Conseqently, The Bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the
deceased as his personal attorney,or have his account confiscated after four
years, as it is in the law of this country.

Since then, I have made several contacts to His Countries Embassy in order
to locate any of my clients extended relatives,which had also been
unsuccessful. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased since none of his relatives were no way to be found so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $15.7m could be transffered into your
account, thereafter,we will both share it in percentage according to our
contributions to boost the success of this great transaction. I have all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all the claims we will
make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us make this great
benefiting transaction successfully.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me as
fast as possible through mail:
lewiswilliamsud@yahoo.fr.
and through phone also, to enable us discuss further the progress of this
business.

With best regards,
Hon:Lewis williams Esq,
Senior advocate of Benin(SAB).

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