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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: venon shapari <veshapari222@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:15:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: my best regard


Dear Sir/Madam,

With Due respect to your personality and calibre i say good day much.it is with my greatest honor to write in solicit for your aid and assistance and i am delighted with pleasure regardless of haven't known you in person.
I am venon shapari the legal son of mr rasoul shapari of the united nation agency west africa.i sieze this very opportunity to contact you on a recent tragedy that occured on the night of 19th february 2005.some group of armed men invaded my father's residence on a mission of wanting my father to sign a document that will warrant a contrar effect in the organisation's policy which will automatically change the law of citizenship in all the nations where UN/UNHCR exists in west africa.on this scenario my father was assasinated leaving behind my mother and my one and only sister.my mother is presently suffering from stroke regarding her encounter to the tragic event while my late father's body is still in the motuary,this is the reason why i have decided and willing to change the ownership of the deposit $210.000.000.00USD [two hundred and ten million dollars] made by my late father with baclays bank of england.
the account is as follow.


Please do every needed investigation to confirm the reality of these stated details and give me a quick response after 2 working days starting from the day you recieves this email.
My late father's partners in service has promised that they will assist me in giving my late father a befieting burial and afterwards I intends flying my mother overseas for an advance medical attention considering her present health condition.

My aim is not only that you will assist me change the beneficiary to the deposit but to help invest this wealth wisely.
I will offer you a very beautiful and appreciating percentage as soon as this transaction is concluded.my late father had warned before his death that this wealth must not be invested in africa due to the poor economic situation.

you will be presented as my late father's business partner who is based in europe and you are entitled as the last beneficiary to the deposit to effect the transfer.

i will be earnestly waiting for your positive response.

yours sincerely
venon shapari.











































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