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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: venessa_kizberly@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 04:54:24 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE!!!

Dear Sir/Ma


I am Venessa Kizberly Williams.A national of uk i am the olny daughter
of
mr & mrs and mrs Williams. my mother died when i was 5 years old.i
graduate
in Portsmouth univercity.I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition
for you.I got your contact from the world trade center (W.T.C.)
regional
office in here in uk .my father died in a plane Crash of Yak-40
jetliner
on March 9, 2000 May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace, as you can
confirm
this news from the following websites.
<http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/031500/usn_LA0703.001.shtml> or
<http://news.1chinastar.com/ll/english/61934.shtml>
After my father died i further investigation, I found out that he has a
share with Gold Minning Company in Ghana.I therefore made further
investigation
and discovered that my late father did not declare any Next-of-Kin in
all
his official documents i find a lawyer and charge them to court so the
bank
declare the company to give me my fathers share.i was ask to find an
account
for the company to issue me The sum of 300.000.00.thousand pounds I seek
your
consent
to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds
of
this account valued at 300.000.00 thousand pounds can be paid to you and
then you
and
me can share the money. 70% to me and 30% to you.According to the
British
Law, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the
ownership
of the British Government if i found no account to claim the
funds.Please
send me your private phone number so that we communicate easier if you
are
interested.I will give you the details on how to do this transaction
smoothly.I
can assuer you that this transaction would be succesful without any
dissapointment,pls
know that this money will be sent to you through company CHEQUE after
receiving
the cheque you will deposit it into your account after the money clared
you will wire my to me and your would be with you.pls its very urgent
am in need of your help,hoping to hear from you soon.:

Yours FaithfullY
VenessA.


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