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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: hariatha@she.com
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 13:03:20 +0100
Subject: Passionate Appeal

ATTN: SIR,

I WRITE TO PASSIONATELY APPEAL FOR AN URGENT ASSISTANCE.
I AM MRS HARRIETTA NEMI A NATIVE OF ASHANTI GHANA AND A WIDOW WITH FIVE
CHILDREN ABANDONED TO FAITH, AFTER THE HUMILIATION, WHICH I PASSED
THROUGH AT THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND FROM HIS BROTHERS AND RELATIVES WHO HAIL FROM WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA.

THEY HAVE TAKEN ALL THE PROPERTIES AND HAVE EMPTIED EVERYTHING IN HIS
ACCOUNTS LIVING US WITH NOTHING TO LIVE ON AND THEY SAY IT IS THEIR
CULTURAL VALUES.ALL EFFORTS TO GET JUSTICE PROVED ABORTIVE AS MY HUSBAND DID NOT LEAVE BACK ANY" WILL".
BEFORE HIS DEATH MY HUSBAND WAS THE COMMUNITY LEADER OF CAPE WINELAND
(LANGEBERG/SWARTBERG) THE COMMUNITY THAT HOUSES WINE PRODUCERS IN CAPE
WINELAND.AS FAITH MAY HAVE IT, MY HUSBAND BEFORE HIS DEATH LODGED A
TOTAL OF $12.2 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA WITH MY FIRST SON AS THE BENEFICIARY.

MY SON IS CURRENTLY OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR LACK FUNDS TO PAY HIS
SCHOOL FEES AND TO BUY HIS BOOKS,IT IS THAT BAD. WHAT WE URGENTLY NEED
FROM YOU IS TO HELP US PROCESS THIS FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS WE DO NOT HAVE A DIME TO CONTACT THE SECURITY FIRM IN SOUTH AFRICA, BEFORE MY
HUSBAND RELATIVES GET A WIND OF THIS INFORMATION.
I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION ALL THE DOCUMENTS OF DEPOSIT AND WE WOULD
PREPARE A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ENABLE YOU REPRESENT MY SON AS THE BENEFICIARY,I DO HOPE AND WISH THAT WE WILL ONE DAY GET BACK TO WHAT LIFE USE TO BE.

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP AND NAME WHAT YOUR OFFER
WILL BE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. CONTACT MY SON THROUGH THIS
EMAIL:philipsnemi@excite.com.

Regards

Mrs Hariatha Nemi.

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