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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
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Fraud email example:

From: rosemary kings <rosemarykings0105@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <rosemary011_kings@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 17:46:58 +0100
Subject: Dearest One,



Dearest One,My name is Mrs. Rosemary King I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to charity and individual through you. You may be wondering why I chose 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 the lord to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to charity through you for the good work of humanity, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned fundsinappropriately.I have asked the lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he has, because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation, and I pray that I survive the operation.

I have decided to Willing/Donate the sum of $5.5 Million (Five Million fiveHundred thousand Dollars) to charity and individual through you for the goodwork of the lord, and to help the motherless, less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows. At the moment I cannot take any telephonecalls, due to the fact that my relatives are around me and I have beenrestricted by my doctor from taking telephone calls because I deserve allthe rest I can get.

Presently, I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING this fund to charity through you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. If you are interested to be bless, also willing to bless other's too, I will inform my Family Lawyer so that he can arrange the release of the funds to you.
I know I have never met you but my mind tells me to do this and I hope youare sincerely. I will pay you 30% of this money if you will assist mebecause I am now too weak and fragile to do things myself because of mycancer.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish, due to the fact that I do not want relatives or family membersstanding in the way of my last wish.With Love,Wendy Rosemary King
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