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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: <jeancl005@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 00:48:55 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ( HOSPITAL )

Dearest One

I am Mr Jean Cloud, born 18 January 1936, hailed from Canada. I am suffering from Throat Cancer and i am suffering very bitterly as i write you this message. My doctor just informed me that my days are counted considering my health status. My matrimonial situation is that i have neither a wife nor
children whom i can WILL my heritage.

This is why i wanted a gracious way and a way to help the less-privileged, wished to give you this very heritage amounting the sum of Four Millions Canadian Dollars for the Charity. I would want to have your full names, your telephone and fax number while responding to this message. I count on
your sincere willingness to employ this fund in a Godly manner. I will wait to get your news soon, accept my cordial salutations.

Mr Jean Cloud.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A votre attention,

Je suis Monsieur Jean Cloud, n蠡le 18 janvier 1936, ressortissant Canadien. J誕i un cancer de la gorge, je souffre terriblement en ce moment. Mon m馘ecin traitant vient de m段nformer que mes jours sont compt駸 du fait de mon 騁at de
sant蠡d馮rad衾 Ma situation matrimoniale est telle que je n'ai ni femme et encore moins des enfants ・qui je pourrai l馮uer mon h駻itage.

C弾st pour cela que je voudrais de fa輟n gracieuse et dans le souci d誕ider les d駑unis vous donner ce dit h駻itage s帝levant ・une valeur de 4 millions de dollars canadiens pour votre 忖vre de charit衾 Je voudrais avoir les informations
suivantes : Votre num駻o de t駘駱hone et si possible le fax et surtout votre nom complet. Je compte sur votre bonne volont蠡et surtout le bon usage de ces fonds pour votre 忖vre. Dans l誕ttente de vos nouvelles, recevez mes tr鑚 cordiales salutations.
Monsieur Jean Cloud



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