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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • emailjames_roberts333@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: roberts james <jamesroberts_4354@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <james_roberts333@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:13:18 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS INFORMATION




Greetings

Am an attorney to Mr Grant Woods A wealthy businessmanwho died with his family (wife and his kids) in a ghastly motor accident here in the UK 3years ago.

When he was writing his will, he disclosed to me abouta fixed deposit of GP5.2Million with a bank here inUk, with orders on how it should be shared between hiswife and kids if anything happens to him.

Since he died, frantic efforts made by me and the aurthorities here to locate any of his relatives to come and lay claim to his estate has not been possible and In Great Britian fund that are unclaimable after sixyears will be returned to Her Majesty.

I seek to make you stand in as a relative to this man and If you are interested please reply me so that I will educate you on how I have planned to execute thisand also discuss on how we are going to share the funds.

Best Wishes
James Roberts esq
Please reply me through my secure emailjames_roberts333@yahoo.co.uk
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