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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: "Mrs.Justina Doran" <justinadoran@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: justinadoran@myway.com
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:18:29 +0100
Subject:

Dearest In The Lord,

Calvary Greetings to you in the marvellous and wonderful name of our precious
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

I am Mrs.Justina Doran,a widow to Late Mr.Mathew Doran of Angola.I am 42years old and am suffering from cancer of the lungs.

As I am seeing I may not live more than two months that was what my doctor has told me.

My late husband was very wealthy and after his death,I inherited all his business and wealth.

As my doctor told me that I may not live for more than twomonths,I am so scared about this. So,
I now decided to divide part of the inherited wealth, by contributing to the development of evangelism in part of the world.

I am willing to donate the sum of (US$15.000,000.00)to YOU PROVIDED THAT YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD for the development of evangelism and also as aids for the less privileged and the orphans.

Please note that, this fund is lying with a Private Security Company here in Cotonou (Republic du Benin)West-Africa.

Lastly, I want you to keep praying for me as regarding my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth recently that wealth acquisition without Jesus Christ in one's life is vanity upon vanity.

If you have to die says the Lord, keep fit and I will give you the crown of life.

May the love, joy, peace, grace and favour of God rest upon nyou and me always and forever more AMEN.

I am waiting for your quick responds soonest.

Yours Sister in Christ

Sister Justina Doran
E-mail:justinadoran@myway.com



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