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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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  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: beyonce garcia <beyonce_garcia2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:12:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOU HELP . MISS BEYONCE


>FROM MISS BEYONCE GARCIA
MADRID SPAIN

Hi Sweatheart.

I am Miss Beyonce Garcia the only daughter of Mr& Mrs
GARCIA . It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad year 25th.Febuary 2002.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been master minded by an uncle of his, who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 6 years old,and since then my father treated me so wonderful that not any father can do.

Before his death on Febuary 25 2002 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of Twenty million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$20,700,000) left in fixed deposit account in one of the leading banks in SPAIN MADRID

He further told him that he deposited the money in my name,and finally issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is in possession of all the
necessary legal documents to this fund and the bank.

I am just 21 years old and an university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. Now I need a foreign partner to help me transfer this funds out of spain so i can invest the money overseas and i need a oversea account that i can transfer the funds into.After the transaction i will come to your country and there so we can plan how to use the funds.

The heat on me is too much and if i dont take care i will loose my inheritance in SPAIN MADRID and people trying to know about the money.That is why i need you to help me move this funds from here.

The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life and i wished to invest under your care please. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in
this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:

1. ARE YOU TRUST WEALTHY PERSON?

2. ARE YOU HONEST PERSON THAT I CAN COUNT ON? .

What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account while i finalised my education? Please,Consider this
and get back to me as soon as possible. please if you want to help me out on this you can use this email contact to reply me back thanks may God bless you

sincere regards,

Miss Beyonce


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