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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: "Barr. Fred Anderson"<fredanderso@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr_fredanderson@live.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 17:12:32 +0100
Subject: Dearest One

FROM BARRISTER FRED ANDERSON ESQ, (KSM)

ADDRESS: ARENA WHITESTOWN WAY TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24 -IRELAND

DIRECT TEL: +4470 457 14377

 

Notification of Bequest

 

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late Scott Kennedy I hereby attempt to reach you again.

 

I wish to notify you that late Scott Kennedy made you a beneficiary to his will.  He left the sum of Thirty One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars.  ($31,500,000.00), to you in the codicil and last testament to his will.

 

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Late Scott Kennedy until his death was a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out.

 

His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his lifetime, Late Scott Kennedy died at the age of 71 years. According to him this money is to support your activities and to help the poor and the needy.

 

Please you should send the information below for more directives and get back to us to enables us to proceed.

 

1. Full Name

2. Telephone number

3. Contact Address/ Country

4, Occupation

5, Age

6, A copy of your ID or national Drivers Licence.

 

 

Please respond back to me once you read the e-mail with the information to enable check on my file to know if you are the rightful for this Fund.

 

Yours in Service,

 

Barr. Chinedu  Anderson  Esq. (KSM)

Direct Tel: +4470 457 14377

barr_fredanderson@live.co.uk

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