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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: "Earl Spencer" <e_spen2@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:43:39 -0600
Subject: Hello


Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Earl Spencer. I am the Personal Assistant to the great Atlanta Physician and Philanthropists Mr.G.Brumley.
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late George Brumley, I wish to notify you that late George Brumley made you one of the beneficiaries of his estate. He left the sum of Five Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$5,100.000.00 )to you.This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true.
Late Mr. Brumley and all his family were among the victims that died a charter plane crash on Mount Kenya. The flight crashed into the snow-capped, 16,355-foot Lenana Peak on Mount Kenya destroying the entire planes and killing passengers on board.Late George Brumley died on the month of July 2003 at the age of 68.
You can see details of his death in the CNN link below:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
He was a widely travelled man and devoted most of his time and wealth to charity and humanitarian work. His great philantropist works is well known and recorded all over the world. He must have been in contact with you in the past or you were nominated to him in
his vision to expand the Charity works. Simply put, he was a very dedicated sufis and Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. In dedicating this funds to you and other beneficiaries, he instructed that you are to use part of the funds to promote his legacy through activities that aims to help the old, poor,needy and disabled in the society. Late Brumleys' legacy is the love of charity.
Please If I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible so we can start processing the release of the funds to you. You are to reply me at (esq_earl_spencer@openbg.com) immediately providing the following information:
1.Your Full names.
2.Valid Contact address.
3.Contact Telephone and fax numbers.
Yours In Service,
Mr.Earl Spencer(ESQ).
14 York Road,Ilford Essex,
IG1 3AD London, England.

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