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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: "Nenita Villaran" <nenita_villaran05@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 14:09:52 +0000
Subject: Dear In The Lord,

Dear In The Lord,

I am Mrs Nenita Villaran-a citizen of philippine,widow, and
legitimate heir to the late former Minister of finance who was
assassinated for been working with the ex-president Joseph .E in
philippine.

I inherited a total sum of 20 million dollars from my late husband,
The presure from my decease husband's family for this money has
compelled me to leave Manila and have the money which is concealed
in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance
company Cote d' ivoire under a secret arrangement as a family
treasure.

This means that the security company does not know the content of
this box that was shipped from the Philippine to Cote d' ivoire
under a diplomatic coverage.

My purpose of asking for your assistance boil down to the fact that
I don't want my late husband's family to be aware or name involve,
and the deposit statement of the box authorized the company to make
this box avaliable for shipment on request only to my foreign
bussiness / associate representative, though unname.

Hence I want you to contact the the security company as my
bussiness partner / associate, after receiving the prove from me to
enable the company release the consigment to you diplomatically,
while I join you on the arrival of the box.

I have recently paid all demurrage ,storage charges and the
shipment fee, all you need do is to help me contact the security
company and introduce yourself as my bussiness partner / associate
,requesting the shipment of the box.

And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and
tell you the arrival date of the box then I will join you to give
you 15% of the money instantly before I go on with the proposed
investment in your domain provided is secured and investment
friendly.
Please if you are interested and willing to represent me as my
bussiness partner kindly write me as soon as possible.

I awaits your urgent response

PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADRESS .
(villaran10@zipmail.com.br)

Best wishes

Madam Nenita Villaran

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