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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: "Peter Smith" <psath@yahala.co.il> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Peter_Smith_326@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 13:49:27 +0200
Subject:


Dearest In Christ,

Compliments, It’s with Heavy Heart I am reaching you regarding the
death of my late client. I am Barrister Peter Smith, of Woolley, Peter &
Associate, the legal adviser to late Mr. and Mrs. DAVID YUEN, a very
Wealthy Indonesian couple that lived here in UK for 25 years before
their recent Death on the 26th of December during the Tsunami disaster
last year (2004). This couple served God as very dedicated Christians,
they so dedicated their life to God but they had no child till they
died. Throughout their stay here in UK, they acquired a lot of
properties (houses). As their legal adviser, before their death, the
husband Mr. DAVID YUEN instructed me to write his WILL because they
had no child; they dedicated their wealth to God. According to the
WILL, their assets should be given out to a ministry for the work of
God.

As their legal adviser, all the documents for the assets that are
deposited with the security company are in my care. He gave me the
authority to give out the funds to the Ministries for the work of God.
As instructed by Mr. DAVID YUEN before his death. As a matter of fact
the total amount of money that is contained in the trunk Box is
$3,800,000.00, the top management of the Security Company advised me
to keep the content of the consignments secret for security reasons, and therefore I registered the content of the consignments as Gold Bars. Now, it is believed that what I deposited with them were Gold Bars.

After my fasting and prayers Today, I asked God to make his choice and
direct me to an honest Christian or the chosen ministry that deserves
this fund by his Grace. I then came across your address on the
Internet as I was browsing. I appeal to you for the fund to be used
wisely for things that will glorify the name of God. I have just
notified the Security Company where I deposited the consignments that
contained the fund, that I am moving the consignment abroad, and the
security company is awaiting my authority to move the consignment out
of the shores of their custody.

Dear child of Zion, if you know that you will use this fund honestly
and wisely for things that will glorify God's name, then do contact me
with all this information immediately. Your full name, Physical
address, private telephone and fax numbers respectively.

Your prompt response will be highly appreciated via this email address
Peter_Smith_326@hotmail.com

Yours in Christ,
Barrister Peter Smith.

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