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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: gifty randy <giftyrandy4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: giftyrandy@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 22:00:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: May God Bless You


Dear sir/ma,

This is my truth life Story i have accept my own destine, May GOD not let this happen in your family. Amen

I'am mrs gifty randy,am from a lovely married family called RANDY FAMILY we live in happiness but alittle time our doctor dictect that my husband have H.I.V possitive 8 months leter my husband died My late husband keep some money and Gold bar the money is 265 million euro kept in the bank and the Gold is with the security company here in Netherland.

a couple of weeks after my husband died i realise that i feel sick then i went to the hospital for medical check up my doctor find out that i have H.I.V possitive
and they have check up my two kids but i thanks GOD none of them
have the disease I mean there is not virus in them at all.

Please i need a extremely favour from you,why I need your help is
up keeping my kids as soon as I have gone as the doctor say that my
days are number in this world .

If you are ready to help me, we have a family lawyer his who is
taking care of my late husband properties and the lawyer know all
about my sickness i'll instruct him to issue you all the
documents that hold his property so you can stand as the
beneficiary and you will use 50% of it to takecare of my children and the remaining 50%care will be yours for helping me.

If u are willing to help me please get back to me as soon as
possible,i'll wait for your respond,

May God bless you
Mrs Gifty randy.


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