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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • barrfferdinard@excite.com
  • fergurson_ferdinard@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "homelymaggi67@terra.es" <homelymaggi67@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 12:42:18 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: DEAR BRETHREN IN CHRIST HELP ME FINISH THIS VISION AND EARN YOUR
REWARD.



Dear brethren,

I thank God that i finally found you this moment for this is his
direction as regards this mission. God want me to complete this mission
hence,i got yourcontact,but i know you may be wondering how i got your
contact email. Actually when i heard from the doctor that my condition has
become so bad,i have to reach out for a christian sister,it was through
that christian sister that i ask to make a discrete search from the
internet for a sincere individual that will truthfully utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct here in,and even the sister that help me
in this regard doesn't know the purpose for which i intend to use it
,and the fact that you are a God fearing person then i can trust you as
directed by God.

My husband raised this funds for a charity purposes(10.8million
dollars) but he died and left this project behind, and i will join him soon
considering my state of ill heatlth. The money is currently in a bank ,my
lawyer will prepare all the documents in your name as the beneficiary.
You will keep part of the money as your own benefit as a gift from God
and you will use the remaining to bless other less fortunate people in
which part of the world that you may so wish and in assisting the less
privilegde children,making donations to accidentvictims etc.please make
sure this is done.

Furthermore you will never have any problem with the law as you will
only pay some amount to the government as tax and a minor percentage to
the most major part you will use to bless God's Children all over the
world .
Kindly forward my lawyer your tel and fax number,occupation and and present company/industry where you
work,your position , your country,marital status, sex,age,all these will
enable him prepare you the document that can enable
you claim this funds from the bank next week.And write my lawyer for more
details,please make it as fast as you can .
Email:barrfferdinard@excite.com,fergurson_ferdinard@consultant.com
yours in Christ,
Maggi Slauther.






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