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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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: paul <abogu22@3darenanet.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:56:42 +0300
Subject: FOR HUMALITY

.Beloved in Christ,

I am Mrs Rose duke from kuwait. I was
married to Engr.Alex duke The
CEO hilton notels kuwait, a seasoned
contractor in West African
Region. before he died in the year 2002. We
were married for eleven years
without a child. He died after a brief
illness. After his death I decided
not to re-marry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home. When my
late husband was alive, he
deposited the sum of $12.5Million (twelf million
Five hundred thousand
U.S.Dollars) in a Bank.

My Doctor told me that I would not last for
the next three months due
to cancer problem. Having known my condition
I decided to donate this
funds to better the lives of the less
privileged. I need honest and trust worthy individual that will utilize
this money in accordance with my
instruction. I want the funds to be
used in funding religious
organisations, orphanages and less privileged
propagating the word of God.

I took this decision because I don't
have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband relatives
are very unkind to me and I don't
want my husband´s hard earned money
to be misused. 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. Exodus 14 VS 14
says that the lord will fight my
course and I shall hold my peace. I
speak French and little English in case
you want a telephone
communication in this regard.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the contact of the
Bank, and my companies in Benin. For
legitimacy, I will also issue you a
letter of authority that will
empower you as the original-beneficiary of
this fund. I want you to
always pray for me, Any delay in your reply
will give me room in
sourcing for another individual for this
same
purpose.

Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Rose duke

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