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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: "MRS. GRACE HILL." <gracehill@luxmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: grace_2003hill@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 19:02:37 +0400
Subject: PLEASE WE NEED YOUR HELP.


From Mrs Grace Hill
WE NEED YOUR HELP
DEAR Sir/Madam,

I know this letter will come as a surprise to you, but I would like you to give it top consideration so as to help me, and my family out from our present economic predicament, which the entire family is facing this time around.

I am Mrs Grace Hill the wife of Mr. Allan Hill a British citizen who based in Zimbabwe and also a farmer in Zimbabwe. My husband, Mr. Allan Hill who is now,under the Zimbabwean police custody is awaiting trial for not quithing his farm as directed and instructed by the Zimbabwe present president Mr. Robert Mogabe.

That the white farmers in the country should vacate their farm land and go back to their country,but my husband due to what he has invested in Zimbabwe also on his farm refused quitting, it is because of this that the president instructed police to lock him and all his properties are now seized by the Zimbabwean Government.
All effort made by my husband’s friend Mr. JOHN Connelly, the Zimbabwean Chairman Justice for Agriculture and my mother who is also a Zimbabwean citizen to release my husband was to no avail.

I Grace Hill knowing fully well the case of my husband is a serious case revealed to my son that my husband Mr. Alan Hill deposited some money in a particular Security Company in (BAMAKO MALI) Which the name will be given to you as soon as we got your positive respond .I have given all the necessary documents regarding the money to my son and the money involved is Four million, two hundred thousand United States dollars (4.2m USD). Moreover I Mrs.Grace Hill, decided to offer you 20%.

I have sent my son to go to UAE and search for a reliable foreigner who will help us to keep the money because of safety as instructed me by my husband’s friend John Connelly of Zimbabwe .for Your urgent reply is needed & towards this transaction through my confidential email address at grace_hill2004@hotmail.com
Please know that due to the nature of this transaction my son John Hill, is now in Dubai to help for the surcessfull transfer of this money.

Thanks for your cooperation.
Mrs. Grace Hill
(on behalf of Hill’s family

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