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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: steven butterfield <steven_butterfield7@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 03:42:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Thank you for your reply to my email


Good day to you and thank you very much for your email in response to my email to you. I am pleased to finally read from you. I also would want to seize this opportunity to apologise for getting back to you this late. A very close relative of mine is not feeling too well and I had to give some attention to her situation.

What I will like to say is that this transaction is as real as your music is to you. I also want to say that our parents especially our fathers are very loving and caring, but like you and I know, they do not know it all nor are they always correct. Yet their love for us cannot be called to question.

As much as know the comforting effect of my having to tell you how I came about your email. I am not going to do that unless i get complete assurance on your cooperation and assistance to receive this money on our behalf and can confirm that the relevant documentation that will transfer the ownership of the funds to you and indeed enable the actual transfer of the funds to you have been signed by yourself. However, I will only assure you with the deepest human sincerity and trust that this transaction is 100% safe and that you most certainly will be glad of your efforts in this regard. this assurance I make ang give to you this day with every human dignity in me.

I will bring you into the complete picture of this deal as soon as I read positively from you.

Best wishes,

Steven Butterfield


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