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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: "MISS VICTORIA" <vicpat01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: vicpat001@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:42:40 -0700
Subject: HELLO DEAR

Hello Dear

I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously. I am asking for your assistanceafter I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you.

I will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation now. I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this to introduce myself to you. well,i am Victoria 23years old girl and I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emmergency.In nutshell, My (late) father Dr.Michael Williams Kegame ,was the managing and director of( Royal Dimaond COMPANY) KIGALI the capital of Rwanda. But he was killed along side with my mother during the longing civil war and all his properties was totally destroyed.

However, after their death of my lovely perents I managed to escape with a very important document (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE that he made on my Name, i tell you the amounth when i get your reply which iam the next of kin. Meanwhile,i am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help me transfer the money over to his country and into his possession
pending my arrival to meetwith him.

Furthermore,you can contact the Finance house for confirmation and i will issue a letter of authorisation on your name,that will enable the Finance house to deal with you on my behalf.I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me or take me as your ownbody and manage the money.Conclusively,i wish you send me a reply
immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal,Until then,i remain
with the best regards,

Miss Victoria

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