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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: "Marcel Bodgand" <marcel000bodgand@msn.com>
Reply-To: marcel0bodgand@msn.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:47:13 +0000
Subject: MY DEAR BELOVED!!!

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS.(marcellobodgand@yahoo.co.uk)
THANKS. FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
DEAR BELOVED,
I AM MARCEL BODGAND,I AM 56 YEARS OLD.I AM A CITIZEN OF ROMANIA, BUT I
AM RESIDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA. I WAS BORN AN ORPHAN AND GOD BLESSED ME
ABUNDANTLY. BUT I AM NOT A HAPPY MAN.I HAVE NO WIFE AND I HAVE NO
CHILDREN. AS AT NOW I AM SERIOUSLY SICK. I JUST CAME OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL BACK TO MY HOME . I AM SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER AND I HAD PATIAL
STROKE WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SPEACH. I CAN NO LONGER TALK.AND HALF OF MY
BODY IS PARALYSED. THE DOCTORS SAY I HAVE ABOUT 2 MOUNTHS TO LIVE. I SEND
THIS EMAIL TO YOU WITH THE HELP OF MY PRIVATE MALE NURSE WHO IS TYPING MY
REQUEST.I HAVE LITTLE TIME SO I HAVE COMMITTED IT TO SPREADING MY WEALTH
TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH CARE FOR MANKIND.IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE I AM ,I HAVE
GIVEN THE MANAGEMENT US$15 MILLION TO UPGRADE AND BUILD A NEW CANCER
RESEACH FACILITY.I HAVE ALSO MADE SOME CASH DONATIONS TO ORPHANAGE CHILDREN
HOMES IN SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA,SUDAN,AND SOME IN SOUTH AFRICA. I HAVE SUCCEDED
IN
SPREADING MY LIQUID CASH TOWARDS WELL DESERVED MEANS. MY SOUL IS HAPPY.
WHAT I AM DOING GIVES ME JOY.I AM NOW SHARING MY
PROPERTIES AND VALUABLES.I DONT KNOW YOU, BUT I AM CONTACTING YOUWITH
THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CARRY OUT MY WISH FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY. IHAVE 8
MILLION DOLLARS (USD ) DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY DEPOSIT COMPANY IN EUROPE.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE CUSTODY OF SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY IN DOLLARS (USD ) AND
USE IT TO BUILD AND OPERATE(YOU COULD LOOK FOR SOMEONE TO OPERATE IT IF YOU
ARE UNABLE TO) AN ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY.YOU WILL NAME THE ORPHANAGE
MARCEL BOGDAN ORPHANAGE HOME. YOU MUST FOLLOW MY WISH FOR IT WILL GLADEN MY
HEART.PLEASE IF YOU ARE READY TO CARRYOUT MY WISH, THEN SEND ME THIS
INFORMATIONS.
[1]YOUR NAMES,
[2]YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
[3]YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS,
MAY GOD GUIDE US. SEND YOUR REPLY ALONG WITH YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS ONLY
TO
THHIS EMAIL ADDRESS.(marcellobodgand@yahoo.co.uk) THANKS, I AWAIT YOUR
QUICK RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL.
MY WARM GREETINGS,
MARCEL BODGAND.

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