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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.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <g_mccoy13@live.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:04:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED



M & J LAW SOLICITORS(Advocate/Public Notary)Office: 10 Snow Hill, LondonEC1A 2A1, EnglandUnited Kingdom

Attn: Recipient,

We are solicitors and our services were being retained by late Mohamed Al Dhahiri, here-in-after referred to as our client. On behalf of late Mohamed Al Dhahiri, I write to notify you of being a beneficiary to a bequest sum of five million five hundred thousand British Pounds starlings in codicil to his will.Until his death Mohamed Al Dhahiri was a consultant to several Oil and Gas Companies including The Cairn Energy Plc, an Oil and Gas exploration and Production Company base in the UAE and United Kingdom. He was a great philanthropist amongst the Muslim brotherhood of United Kingdom and sponsor of few Non-Radical Social Organisations for Equality. This bequest is to support humanitarian activities, Beneficiary is recommended to spend funds in helping the less privileged.Conforming with procedure for inheritance, you are required to make claims through this Law Firm to the finance institute/custodians of the funds.. We require the following details to facilitate communication in processing your inheritance:
1) Name in full2) Address3) Phone
Please do not hesitate to acknowledge receipt of this notice to enable us proceed with the legal back-up for your acquisition:
Yours Sincerely,
George McCoy, Esq

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