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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: "Musa Williams" <musawilliams01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: musa_nas@88.am
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 06:45:54 -0700
Subject: FAITHFULLNESS AND HONESTY IN BUSINESS

Calvary greetings in the name of God,



I am Mr. williams NASSER, I am 45years old; a native of Dubai. My late
father was killed by his business associate in 2001,and during the period i
married we had a son which both of them was also killed in a cold blood a
year later, I am now afriad of showing myself out to them (Business
Associate Including members of my Family) as all are wanting to deny or kill
me too, All because after the death of my father,

I inherited all his business and wealth. Currently, I am suffering from long
time cancer of the brian. From all indications,my condition is really
deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more than six months,
because the cancer stage has gotten to a very Severe stage. Infact, my
personal physician told me that I may not live for more than six months and
I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part of this
wealth,by contributing to the well beign of less privileged people and
handicapped in the society of Asian,which is in my place,

America Europe and African Countries. This mission, which will no doubt be
tasking had made me to recently relocate from my family house to new place
where I live presently due to the preassure my family members are giving me
as they want to share the fund within themself's which i don't want. I
selected you for this Purpose and prayed over it,

I am willing to donate the sum of $35,300,000.00 Million US Dollars to you
for the development of the well beign of handicapped in the society and also
as aids for the less privileged around your country,and i have mapped out
$3,300,000.00 for your own personal use to help me for this work. Please
note that, this fund is currently lying in a Security Company in Europe and,
therefore my ATTORNEY will file an immediate application for the transfer of
the money in your name or your home.Please,do not reply me if you have the
intention of using this fund for personal use,than enhancement of the
comfort of the Handicapped.Lastly,

I want you/your home to be praying for me as regards my entire life and my
health because I have come to find out since my spiritual rebirth lately
that wealth acquisition without God in one's life is vanity upon vanity.



I await your urgent reply.

Mr williams Nasser

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