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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: Habibatu Sidiki <hsidiki006@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:04:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Mrs Sidiki


Dear Singh ,
Thank you for your mail. i had to search in the internet, prayed over it and was convinced that you will be trustworthy to handle the fund for us. Another thing is that since we have never met before,i just contacted you because my spirit accept contacting you for this assistance after fasting for some days.In my next mail to you, i will send to you the death certificate of my late husband.Atleast that will convince you that what i am telling you is for real.The main reason why we needed a foreigner to recieve the fund on our behalf is because the fund is WILL to my son, and based on the agreement my late husband had with the bank when the fund was deposted,my son can only claim the fund when he is 25years. But if he is not upto that age, a foreigner will be contacted to recieve the fund on our behalf. And that is the reason for contacting you. So What i just need from you is to assure me that the fund will be safe in your account when the transfer is made.Also another
thing is that you will help us in investing the fund in a lucrative business.Meanwhile when you recieve the fund, we will come over to your country.

As soon as i hear from you, i will officially tell the bank about you.So that they will commece everything concering transfering the fund into your account

Thank you very much.Please call me on +22508302675.I want to have your number too.
Mrs Sidiki


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