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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: "Barrister Wets Voy"<jyxczjb@public1.wx.js.cn>
Reply-To: <jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjwilliams@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:02:31 -0700
Subject: Barrister Wets Voy Office

Legal Practitioner, Solicitors & Advocates.
Marlin Place, Milton Road, Cambridge.
Telephone: +4470359 76601

Hello,

Get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning your inheritance, Sequel to your none - reply of my earlier email to you dated 02/03/08. On behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of your deceased relation in 2006, I wish to notify you that your name appeared in the codicil and last statement of the deceased and you entitled to his fund US$2,000,000.00 deposited with Barclays Bank here in (London).

And the Barclays Bank has made me know that the US$2,000,000.00 will be release to you through one of the Barclays Bank paying center here in United Kingdom. You are advised to reconfirm to me your details as required below to enable the release of your funds worth US$2,000,000.00 to you through BARCLAYS BANK PLC paying outlet here in London. I also want to notify you that as soon as the bank releases the fund to your account i will be coming to your country for sharing ratio. I will provide all the documents to claim this fund from my office without any cost. Please fell very free in sending your details as stated below

(1). Full names:
(2). contact address:
(3). Phone:
(4). Cell phone:
(5). Age:
(6). Occupation

As soon as the above are provided the paying bank will contact you for
wire transfer release.

Regards,

Barrister Wets Voy

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