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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sami Deckman" <samdeckmann@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:56:38 +0600
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU

Compliments of the Day!!



I am Mr.Sami Deckman former staff of Ministry of Tourism presently
undergoing medical Treatment for cancer. I am the only surviving son of late
Mr. Jeff Deckmann who worked with National Petroleum Corporation for many
years as a contract enginer before he died in the year 2002 during the
Ivorian political crisis,when his car was ambushed by a mob and he, my
mother and my little sister were mobbed to death.

Since the death I decided to devort my life to God and the work of God.
When my late Father was alive he deposited the sum of $1.5Million which was
an upfront mobilisation payment for an onshore engineering contract awarded
to him during the military regime. Gen.Robert Guei with one Bank in Europe.

But,as the regime collapsed and with the death of my father, the money
has remained unclaimed.And i have been suffering from cancer,recently my
doctor told me that my condition has worsened and i may not survive unless
by special grace of God though what disturbs me most is that I am diagnosed
to be having spinal abnormality.

For this I decided to donate the fund to a church or better still a God
fearing individual that will use it for positive investment of which the
profit will be used to support orphanage homes, widows and propagating the
word of God,also to help me secure medical treatment in the western world
were my illness can be better managed,after the funds might have been
successfully transfered to you,if i am still alive.

I took this decision because I don't have children that will inherit this
money and my relatives are not Christians and had been maltreating me with
the only motive to take away our properties including the funds hence I
don't want my father's hard earned money to be misused by this unbelievers.
I therefore request you to accept this proposal and help me to achieve my
heart desire.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am
going to be in the bosom of the lord one day. If you will be of assistance,
I will surely appreciate and thank you for your kindness in giving me this
help.

Thanks,

Sami Deckman

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