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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: gloryj@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:03:07 -0800
Subject: attention


From Glory James
ATTN:

I am a young girl of 22 years old , by name Miss GLORY JAMES the
Daughter of late of Dr FESTUS H. JAMES, one time by

political appointment Director of International Affairs Department of

PETROL AND NATURAL GAS who died on a board meeting with the International
Oil Gulf Representatives, in September 11th 2001 at the World Trade Center
in

New York City USA. Sorry I do not know whom you are in person, I feel
strong to write you concering my present predicament at stake now. I was
an under graduate student of 2rd year, studying Chemical Engineering At
Ahmed Bello University, before the date of the ugly incident occurred
last year.
Although I lost my mother when she was putting to birth my younger
brother who later died in the hospital with my mother fourtheen years ago
in London United Kindom. Presently I am in one of the West African States,where
I am

looking or seeking for someone who will assist me in transfering the sum
of money my father left in a suspended account of a Bank here. The
amount is Eight Million US Dollars ($ 8,000.000.00). However since, I am
his next of kin , I have contacted you to stand as my Late fathers foreign
partner to receive this money into your account after which I will join
you
there. l am willing to offer you 5% of the total sum of amount, to you for
assisting me and you will handle the investment until l finished up my education,
and any expenses you made in this transaction must be minus including
your percentage before investing the money. In addition I humbly solicit
for you kindly assistance to help me in investing this money into a good
and profitable business, really my intention for contacting you is not
only to help me in transfering this fund out of Africa but also to help
me to invest the the money into a business that give at least 100% profit
in
two years and nice school where l will finish up my education. I am
assuring you that this transaction is hitch free and risky-free, Please
understand my condition and get to me as soon as possible and please I urge
you to keep this transaction confidential for my secuirty and the security
of
the money. I will be waiting to hearing from you soonest, May God bless
you.
With Best Regards.

Miss Glory James.


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