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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear brother " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: jose stella <jstella44@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: jstella44@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:49:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent response


Dear Sir,

Thanks for your urgent response to my mail with your willingness to transact this very transaction.After i have gone through your mail i am very happy to know person like you who need this money to use it and help the poor.After my prayers God directed me to you
my brother if you can do as i said God will definitly bless you more and more.

When i read your mail i was touched by your mail concerning scamm you are mentioning i don't blame you because a lot of things are going on in internet so you have to becareful but this money is real not hoax because i have every documents concerning the deposit of the money which the security company issued to my late husband the day he made the deposit which i will send them to you for your perusal.

Moreover, as i discuss with the security company they will deliver the box to you in your country which you will see every thing with your two naked eyes and believe .


While i contacting you in this transaction is because i don't have a child who will claim this money in the security company were my late husband deposited the money.

Due to my health i decide to will this money out to the church or motherless baby home but i thank God that you have a good plane as you said on your mail,please my dear brother if you receive this money from the security company do use it as you said.

The areas i needed your help is for you to send down your full name,residential address, private phone and fax number to enable me submit them to the security company and introduce you to them as my late husband's foreign business partner who will receive the money for onward investments.

When i receive this informations from you i will quickly submit them to the security company and also give you their contact and contact person for you to contact them and tell them that you are ready to claim the box your partner deposited in their custody.

I am looking forward to hear from you

Thanks and God bless

Yours sister in christ

Madam Stella



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