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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: "Ms.Filme Wahid" <msfilmewahid@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: msfilmerwahid@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 20:46:53 +0200
Subject: good day.

Hello,
I am pleased to introduce a business opportunity to you,
hope you will not be embarrassed by receiving this mail
as we have not had previous correspondences on this.
I decided to contact you based on the clearance and
assurance i got from source that linked me to you. I
hope you will not impede the trust and confidence I
repose in you. In brief introduction, I am Miss.Filme
R.Wahid,an Sierra Leone National.I'm 24 years of age now.

However i will not forget to ask you about your condition
of health i hope you are in good health, Meanwhile i will
like to ask you if your interesting to help me, because i
will like you to take me as your Sister or adopt me as your
daughter. My late father was working in Gold and diamond
company for 17 years but was killed during the crisis in my
country, then i managed to escape with my father's important
documents that worth (4.5 million dollars) which deposited
in my name by citibank plc in Dakar city of Senegal for
investment in your Country.

Meanwhile i am here with all the vital documents that covery
this money, Secondly if i receive any positive response that
you are willy to help me i will vividly forward all the related
documents to you base on interest. Please, I await your very
urgent and positive reply as soon as you receive this message.
Please, Also send me your private phone and fax numbers so that
I can contact you for our oral discussion and also fax you the
related Documents to emiciated the claim.

Have a great day and extend my regards to your family. Thanking
you for your understanding.I look forward to your earliest reply
true my email address.

Your's truly,
Ms.Filme R.Wahid.

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