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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: mariana h <h_mariana7@live.fr>
Reply-To: <m_helou2000@mail.ru>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:48:08 +0100
Subject: Dear friend,your urgent reply will be highly appreciated



Dear friend,

Please take a little time and read my letter,it may seems i'm disturbing you,but if you do help me,god will bless you for my sake.It is with tears that i'm writing you this mail,my name is Mariana Helou married to Mr Josef Helou,who died in a plane crash while travelling to Dubai for a business trip.my husband and i,have been in Benin Republic for a long time. we are from Qatar. He is one of the successful men that sale used cars in Benin Republic, unfortunately i was not able to gave him a child till death took him away from me.

My reason of writing you this letter is due to what i have been passing through since few months my husband died.my late husband brother's here have taken all my late husband left behind and left me with nothing because i could not gave there brother children,they sold his company and took all his property and his account informations from my home when i was admitted in the hospital and diverted all the money to there account.There is money my late husband deposited in a Bank here in Benin Republic,US$2.5Million,which they do not have an idea and are trying there best to get any account informations from me.we are planning to use this money to open up an investment in Hong Kong before his death.i have passed all the necessary documents partaining to this deposited money to my lawyer due to my late husband brother's.

Dear Friend,i want to give you all the necessary information,documents and any details you may need to get in contact with the Bank,so that you will help me get the money withdraw and transfer to your account and you help me come and meet you in your country,so that i will take proper treatment and get better again.

Please all i need from you is your acceptance and assurance.please do not refuse this task, save me,the almighty God will bless you forever.when you replyed,i will give you contact of the lawyer were i kept the documents and the contact of the bank also and details of what to do.
Sincerely yours,mariana.
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