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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: "jose ade" <jose101@joseade.com>
Reply-To: talk2tom@tangana.com
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 03:43:22 +0000
Subject: IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH

Beloved In Christ,

The time has come for Christians to worship God in spirit and in truth
according to the book of John chapter 4:vs23-24.``But the hour cometh and
now is when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in
truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him . God is a spirit, and
they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth``. Based on
this scripture, it became obvious that I should do the right thing if I must
enter into the kingdom of God.

I am Barrister Jose Ada ,the legal adviser to late MR. MIKE & CAROL HALL, a
very Wealthy Couple that lived here in the United Kingdom, before their
recent Death on the 26th of December during the Tsunami disaster last year
(2004).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4153821.stm

These couple served God as very educated Christians, they so dedicated their
life to God but they had no child till they died. They acquired a lot of
landed properties like lands, Stocks/Bond, house properties, etc. As their
legal adviser, before their death, the husband Mr. Mike Hall instructed me
to write his WILL because they had no child; they dedicated their wealth to
God.

According to the WILL, their assets should be given out to a ministry for
the work of God. As their legal adviser, all the documents for the assets
that are deposited with the security company are in my care. He gave me the
authority to give out the funds to the Ministries for the work of God. As
instructed by MR. MIKE HALL before his death. As a matter of fact the total
amount of money that is contained in the two trunk Boxes is
US$10,500,000.00, They did not want the management of the Security Company
to know the content of the consignments, therefore they registered the
content of the consignments as Gold Bars. Now, the security company believes
that what they deposited with them were Gold Bars.

As a born again Christian, I have been reading my bible and I have to do
what is lawful and right in the sight of God by giving out the fund to the
chosen ministry for the purpose of God's work as instructed by the owner
before his death. After my fasting and prayers Today, I asked God to make
his choice and direct me to an honest individual or the chosen ministry
that deserves this fund by his Grace.

I then came across your address on the Internet. I appeal to you for the
fund to be used wisely for things that will glorify the name of God. I have
just notified the Security Company where they deposited the consignments
that contained the funds, that I am moving the consignment abroad, and the
security company is awaiting my authority to move the consignment out of
the shores of my country.
Dear child of Zion, Please pardon my contacting you via Internet; we
understand that there is a lot of illicit business, which makes it difficult
to identify letters with genuine intent. We can arrange for a meeting once
we receive your acceptance letter and get things sorted out. We will
welcome any ideas and guidance offered by you provided it is positive
towards our goal. Be rest assured that you will be adequately compensated
for your assistance. IF YOU ARE CAPABLE, THEN REPLY OR CALL
TEL:+234-8060024100 PLEASE INDICATE YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL, TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS. May the spirit of God be with you. We await your prompt response.

Barr.Jose Ada

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