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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:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MARYBRENDA FAISER" <maryds30@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marydas3@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:07:05 -0700
Subject: Greetings my beloved,


Greetings my beloved,


I am Mrs. MaryBrenda Faiser, a wife to Late Sir. Donnie Seiler-Faiser, I am
66 years old and am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast that
has affected my hearing with swollen legs and my condition is getting worst
daily and has gotten to a severe stage that need surgery operation to
correct some complications.

My late husband died during the Gulf war as a relief distributor and we had
no child, so i inherited his wealth after his death, but My doctor told me
that I may not live much more longer as a result of the sickness and old
age,i got scared about what he told me, So I now decided to use the wealth
in helping the poor and charity.

I selected you after my fervent prayers and fasting as God revealed to me
for this purpose, I have a total sum of $21.500,000.00 Million US Dollars
Deposited in a security bank, and i am wishing to give it out for charity
and help the poor and take 30% from the money and give it to your family,I
will be most grateful to hear from you with your personal informations to
enable me forward them to the security bank for comfirmation of my new
beneficiary :
1. Your Name and Address.
2. Your Occupation,
3. Marital Status,
4. Sex and Age,
5. Phone/Fax.

In receiving your informations i will instruct the security bank to process
the release/transfer to your account as my final and true beneficiary to my
money and issue you my deposit certificate and a letter of authority to
claim the fund.

May almighty God, bless you and family,



Yours truly,
Mrs MaryBrenda Faiser,

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