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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: REV FATHER DAVID RICHARD <rev_father_richard@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 13:06:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Can we help you?




Dear Pastor Robert Ised
I just get your message today as i was busy because i went for an evangelisim in a remote area.
Actually the Woman die , and before her death she has give me an instruction how to help her manage her funds and how to take care of her only daughter.
If your organisation can help this situation to acts as the beneficiary of this funds that is in the Security company in Europe ,for them to claim the funds ,i will be happy , as the woman as stated in her will that the half part of the money most go to charity and church development ,and this can help your own church in doing most of her charity works
What i want you to do now is to supply me all this information below so that i can pass it through to the company that your are the one or your organisation that is the beneficiary of the consignment that is in their custurd.
And i will let you know how to contact them by give you the address and phone number ,the name of the consignee and amount that wort.

YOUR FULL NAME OR YOUR ORGANISATION
CONTACT ADDRESS
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAX
IDENTIFICATION
THANKS MAY OUR LORD JESUS ALSO MEET YOU AT YOUR POINT OF NEED
I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR REPLY TO THIS MAIL AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION TO ANSWER ,DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK IT
REGARDS
REV RICHARD



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