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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: "Joyce Rossman" <haseventy2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: contactme@ParsiMail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:40:35 -0700
Subject: GET BACK TO ME.

Hello,
With due respect trust and humility, I write to you irrespective of the fact
you do not know me,but please do consider this letter as a request from a
widow and family in dire need of assistance. I am Mrs. Joyce Rossman, the
window of late Mr. Goodwill Jonathan Rossman. The renowned Zimbabwe wine and
cattle ranch farmer and owner of Rossman Farms in Zimbabwe.
I got your contact via the internet in my search for a reliable and
trustworthy individual or company that can assist my family in this
business.
During the war waged against the farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporters and
cohorts of President Robert Mugabe, to claim all the white/blacks owned
farmer in our country, My late husband belong to one of the classis of the
farmer targeted by the ZANU_PF armed group, because he did not support the
ideas and policies. In the cause of the revolution in the country, the
ZANU_PF armed group attacked and invaded my husband farms, burning,
destroying and eventual killing my husband and after my husband death last
two years.
I managed escaped the boundaries of Zimbabwe in to the
neighboring Nigeria with my two sons because our lives were threatened and
Zimbabwe was no longer safe for us.
We escaped safely into Nigeria with my husband lifetime future of
US$12Million (Twelve Million United State Dollars) cash, important documents
of property little and other valuables which we concealed and secured in
treasure boxes and transported to Lagos,Nigeria through diplomatic means.
The consignment safely lodged and secured into the vaults of a reputable
security and brokerage firm here in Lagos,Nigeria.In recognition of your
personal executive power and investment opportunities that abound in your
country.
I solicit for your assistance in moving my family’s money into your bank
account for safekeeping pending our future arrival for investment. The
family has resolved to compensate you adequately by offering a brokerage
commission of 10% of the money.If you are unable to assist please be kind to
notify me so that we can look suitable alternative.but if you are willing o
assist me,do send the following informations so that we can proceed.
Full Names/Contact address/Telephone and fax numbers.
Please accept my warm complements, as earnestly wait your response.
Respectfully,
Mrs.Joyce Rossman

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