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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: Jean Arizapa <jean_000028@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jean_arizapa01@ozu.es>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:26:37 +0200
Subject: ORPHAN'S



ORPHAN'Scrying for help I am written you this letter with tears and cry and pains full of my body.
I am MISS JEAN ARIZAPA a citizen of Philippines,live with my only brother Yoko Arizapa who worked at Filipino embassy in London for nine years before he died on this plane clash in Bangkok Thailand on 16 September 2007.Our parents died when we are very young Our mother died last after a brief illness that lasted for only four days, Before her death we were living together in good harmony in Philippine before my only beloved brother got a job in at Filipino embassy in London.

Before his death we are living together peacefully as an orphanage i was aware that he deposited the sum of USD$2.2Million (Two Million Two hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in one of good UK Bank here in LONDON Presently this money is still with the Bank here in London.The reason why i need a trust worthy person help, is because I have been admitted in the hospital due to the death of beloved only brother,i am writing you this letter because is only me know that he deposited this money in the bank here in London and he deposited the money for onward transfer to foreign business partner.

My purpose of contacting you is that i need you to help me receive this money in your Country for the business investment with you.some part of the money will invest to the charity home's such as orphanane home, i will like you to reply me as soon as receive this letter because i am in the hospital withpains all over my body please i don't want any thing to happens with this money. kindly write me as soon as possible without the mind of betray.my private email: jean_arizapa01@ozu.es

I WILL SEND YOU MY FILIPINO PASSPORT WITH PASSPORT NUMBER FOR IMPORTANT VERIFICATION, ONCE YOU REPLY ME.
i will offer you 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY.
Thanks and May God Bless.Yours Sincerely.MISS JEAN ARIZAPA
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