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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: pascaldoz@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:03:58 +0000
Subject: GOOD BLESS YOU(FROM REV. PASCAL DOZIE)

FROM: REV. PASCAL DOZIE
A member pastorial committee
The Holy Mission of christ
ALSO FORMER, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO: LURENT KABILA
EMAIL ME ON : pascaldozie_gazette@yahoo.com
Tel: 874-762-500-766
Fax: 874-762-500-766
GOOD BLESS YOU(FROM REV. PASCAL DOZIE)

Kindly permit me to introduce myself to you and I sincerely hope that
you will give me the co-operation, confidentiality and assistance thatI am
in dear need urgently.Due my position in my church, I can not handle this
now, hence my seeking for assistance.

My name is REV. PASCAL DOZIE , I was a Personal Assistance to former
Congo President,Late Laurent Kabila, who was assassinated early 1998.
As a result of his assassination by his bodyguard and the following
political situation in my country, travelling out of the country has
been restristed by the government of the day. However before his Death,


I have secured the sum of US$12.5m (Twelve million five hundred
thousand united states dollars)that was mearnt for the purchase of arms from
Russia in a security company in South Africa with all tittle documents in
my name. My reason for writing to you for your assistance in keeping this
money in your personal or company account pending when I am able to get my
traveling documents to enable me travel out of Congo so that I can come to
your country to invest the money. Please call me on my

telephone No: - 874-762-500-655(roaming cell phone) or send me a Fax on my
Fax No: - 874-762-500-655.But I will prefer to call you if you can let me
have your phone number so that we discuss what your share will be for your
assistance and how I will give you the tittle documents to have the money
freely. I want assure you that this transactiion is one hundred percent risk-free
because I have followed all the legal procedures for both local and international
law of Democratic Republic of Congo as regard a transaction of this magnitude.
1. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. YOUR DATE OF BIRTH

I am waiting urgently for your response, while also requesting that you treat
this matter instrict privacy. Presently, I am in great danger because of
the war going on in my countary and will appreciate you correspond with me
via confidential email. Send me an urgent email indicating your interest,
telephone and fax numbers, and the time yoU will call me.To reach me, dial
your country access code +874-762-500-784.

Waiting to hear from you.
Thanks.
REV. PASCAL DOZIE
(pascaldozie_gazette@yahoo.com)
A member pastorial committee
The Holy Mission of christ



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