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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "LEO WILLIAMS" <leo.williams1@anpmall.net>
Reply-To: <leo.williams1@yahoo.ie>
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:44:03 +0930
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear Friend,
Sequel to your non response of my earlier letter to you on behalf of
the Trustees and Executors to the Will of our late client MR TIM HARRIS.

I have tried to locate his relations till date and it has proved abortive hence my second mail to you to come up to be beneficiary to the total sum of usd$15m(Fifteen million United States Dollars) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased.Until his death he was a major share holder in big companies which include textile and construction companies. He was a very great philanthropist during his life time. He died on 9th January 2006 at the age of 68. He was buried on the 3rd of February, though he was a foreigner living and working here 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" We therefore reckoned that you can receive this funds as ever effort to trace his relatives proved abortive,my contacting you to be the next of kin as the beneficiary of the fund.All the legal paperwork will be processed on your favour.

Please send:
1, your full names,
2, contact address
3, your phone number so that i can file the necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of the fund to you if you are interested.

Yours faithfully,
Barrister Leo Williams.


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