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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: "Rev Benedict John" <ben_john1@gorontalo.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ben_john2@catholicchurch.org
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 01:23:40 +0000
Subject: #May God Bless You#

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Rev. Benedict John, 78 years old,from the Republic of Ireland. Formally the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Dioceses.
Ever since,I have been helping the orphans in the orphanage, motherless homes and less previledged across few African countries.I have donated some money to orphanage in Sudan, South Africa,Cameroon,Mozambique and liberia with the money I inherited from my late father who was into diamond and crude oil business.
But,it is sad to let you know that I been going through series of illness from auditory(hearing),multiple sclerosis and from cancer of the liver.Before I got ill and relocated to my country Republic of Ireland,I have some money amounting to Seven million two hundred thousand united states dollar (US$7,200,000,00) only with International Trust Bank Plc.The funds is safe.I have been using the bank for over twenty years now.I will be going to the hospital anytime for major operations.Except it pleases God,the chances of my survival is slim.God has specifically told me to help the less previledged people with my money.Please I solicit for your help to receive the money,invest it profitably and use it wisely for the less previledged people in your country.If you can receive this money and carry out this soul surviving transaction,kindly email immediately your following contact details:
a.Your complete names
b.Your address
c.Company name if any
d.Private telephone number
e.Private fax number
f.Private email address
g.Your brief profile
h.Your Photograph
When I receive your above information,I will furnish you more details on how the funds would be claimed by you from the bank.Thereafter,I will give you instructions on how the funds will be invested and distributed among the orphanages and less previledged in return.The Lord has already told me that I would find a trustworthy person who can carry out this soul surviving transaction.
While I await your response,may God bless you and your family.
Thank you.
Rev.Benedict John.
ben_john2@catholicchurch.org

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