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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: "blessing" <bless_uju3@excite.com>
Reply-To: bless08074@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 08:49:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Happy day


Hello Friend,My name is Mrs.Blessing Clarke I am a dying woman who has decided todonate what I have to charity through you.You may be wondering why Ichose you. But someone has to be chosen. I am 59 years old and wasdiagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago,immediately after the death of myhusband who had left me everything he worked for.I have been touched by thelord to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband tocharity through you for the good work of humanity,rather than allow myrelatives to use my husband's hard earned funds inappropriately.I have asked the lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe hehas,because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation,and I praythat I survive the operation. I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum of$5.5 Million (Five Million five Hundred thousand Dollars) to charitythrough you for the good work of the lord, and to help the motherless,lessprivileged and also for the assistance of the widows. At the moment Icannot
take any telephone calls, due to the fact that my relatives arearound me and I have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephonecalls because I deserve all the rest I can get.Presently,I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING thisfund to charity through you. I wish you all the best and may the goodLord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and alwaysextend the good work to others.If you are interested in carrying out thistask,i will inform my Family Lawyer so that he can arrange the release ofthe funds to you.I know i have never met you but my mind tells me to do this,and I hopeyou act sincerely.I will pay you 30% of this money if you will assistme because I am now too weak and frigile to do things myself because ofmy cancer.NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter untilthe task is accomplished,as I don't want anything that will Jeopardizemy last wish.Blessing Clarke.

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