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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: "Mr.Michael DavidEsq" <m.davidesq4332@msn.com>
Reply-To: <m.davidesq01@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:09:30 +0000
Subject: Attn;Beneficiary,



Attn;Beneficiary, I am sorry for intruding into your privacy. My name is Mr Michael DavidEsq,the legal adviser to Mr Brimhall who made a deposit of $9.522USD in the bank. Mr Brimhall until his death was a foreign contractor. Three years after the deposition of the money ,Mr Brimhall died in an air crash in the company of his entire family members. Consequently, I decided to contact you so that you will stand as the beneficiary to claim the sum of Nine million five hundred twenty two thousand United States Dollars ($9.522 USD) deposited in bank by my late client. My family had made every effort since his death to claim the funds but all to no avail because they request a foreign beneficiary to claim the money. we are willing to share the money 60%/ 40% with you. Please reply me back, I shall give you the whole details. Do consider this and get back to me
Thanks for your co-operation.
Mr Michael David Esq

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