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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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• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MS TALBOT MARIE" <talbot_marie@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: marie_talbot@z6.com
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 16:33:22 +0200
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.

Greetings,

I am the above named person from kuwait. i am married to late Mr. Abdullah Talbot, who worked with kuwait embassy in senegal
I am 48years old, suffering from long time cancer of the breast,From all indications my condition is really Deteriorating, and it's quite obvious that I Won't live more than 8 months according to my doctors, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage, I don't want your pity, but i need your trust.

My late husband died early last year from heart attack, and during the period of our marriage we could only had a child, my late husband was very wealthy, and after his death, I and my only child inherited all his business and wealth, The doctor has advised me that I will not live for more than 8 months, so I have now decided to contact you to mainly in train my only child to any university of his choice,and again in the development of charity in Africa, Asia, am sorry if you are embarrassed by my mail,I found your e-mail address in the web directory, and i have decided to contact you,

But if for any reason you find this mail offensive, you can ignore it and please accept my apology.Before my late husband died he deposited the sum of $10.5million dollars (Ten million five hundred thousand dollars) in a Finance company in Europe some years ago, thats all I have left for you to handle according to my directives,I want you to utilise this fund, since my late husbands relatives abondoned us because i don't alow them to inherite all my husbands wealth,so i want to make sure that my only son is in save hands and in the care of a good person, God fearing person so that when i die my soul can rest in peace,the funds will be entirely in your hands for management,i hope God gives you the wisdom to handle this matter and to train my son to school,Again 30% of the total will be for your effort and time,while 40%goes to my son for his future and his education,and 30%goes for charity,
Alliah bless you,
Your's marie Talbot

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