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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "STAATS ." <staats_02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: staats_02@myway.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:45:18 -0500
Subject: LONDON.

Dear Recipient.

This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever
form,rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the
knowledge of your high repute and trustworthiness. Firstly, I must solicit
your confidentiality.

I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and
worried,but I am assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be of
mutual benefit. I am Mr Gilbert Murray,the personal attorney to Mr Larue
Wilkinson,an american herein after referred to as my client,who until his
death was a major building contractor with the british government .
My client and his entire family were involved in a fatal auto accident,which
unfortunately claimed their lives sparing none of the occupants of the
vehicle in january 2004 .

I have since then made several enquiries in a bid to locate any relation of
my client,and these efforts of mine have not been productive.I then decided
to look for a trustword individual who would assist me in securing the money
and property left behind by my client before they are declared as unclaimed
and unserviceable by the bank where they have been lodged for safekeeping. I
am particularly interested in securing the funds lodged with Global Trust
Bank London , totaling fiften Million, United States Dollar (USD15M).This is
because the said Bank has issued a notice to me, unequivocally instructing
me to produce the Next of Kin/Beneficiary to the said account within the
next ten official working days, or have the account confiscated.

Considering my lack of success in my bid to locate any of his relatives for
over a year now,I solicit your consent to enable me produce you as The Next
o f Kin to my deceased client. The funds will then be transferred to you as
the beneficiary and shared according to a proposed sharing pattern /ratio of
60:40 i.e. 60% for me and 40% for you.

I will provide all the necessary legally obtained documents that the bank
might require to back up any claim we make regarding this process,and will
just require your understanding and cooperation to enable us achieve success
within a legitimate arrangement,eliminating any liability resulting from any
breach of the prevalent laws. Your urgent response will be highly
appreciated.

Thank you.

Best Regards,
Mr Gilbert Murray

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