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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: "Marcel Bodgand" <marcelbodgand@marcelbodgand.net>
Reply-To: marcelbodganddjnr@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 11:09:37 +0000
Subject: WARM GREETINGS



REPLY ONLY TO:(marcelbodganddjnr@yahoo.com.hk)
Dear Beloved,
I AM MARCEL BODGAND,I AM 56 YEARS OLD.I AM A CITIZEN OF ROMANIA, BUT I
AM RESIDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA.I WAS BORN AN ORPHAN AND GOD BLESSED ME
ABUNDANTLY.BUT I AM NOT A HAPPY MAN.I HAVE NO WIFE AND I HAVE NO CHILDREN.

AS AT NOW I AM SERIOUSLY SICK. I JUST CAME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL BACK TO
MY HOME . I AM SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER AND I HAD PATIAL STROKE
WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SPEACH. I CAN NO LONGER TALK.AND HALF OF MY BODY IS
PARALYSED. THE DOCTORS SAY I HAVE ABOUT 2 MONTHS TO LIVE. I SEND THIS
EMAIL TO YOU WITH THE HELP OF MY PRIVATE MALE NURSE WHO IS TYPING MY
REQUEST.

I HAVE LITTLE TIME SO I HAVE COMMITTED IT TO SPREADING MY WEALTH
TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH CARE FOR MANKIND.IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE I AM ,I HAVE
GIVEN THE MANAGEMENT US$15 MILLION TO UPGRADE AND BUILD A NEW CANCER
RESEACH FACILITY.I HAVE ALSO MADE SOME CASH DONATIONS TO ORPHANAGE
CHILDREN HOMES IN SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA,SUDAN,AND SOME IN SOUTH AFRICA. I
HAVESUCCEDED IN SPREADING MY LIQUID CASH TOWARDS WELL DESERVED MEANS. MY
SOUL
IS HAPPY. WHAT I AM DOING GIVES ME JOY.I AM NOW SHARING MY PROPERTIES
AND VALUABLES.I DONT KNOW YOU, BUT I AMCONTACTING YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT
YOU WILL CARRY OUT MY WISH FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY. I HAVE 8 MILLION
DOLLARS (USD ) DEPOSITED WITH A
SECURITY DEPOSIT COMPANY IN EUROPE. I WANT YOU TO TAKE CUSTODY OF SOME
AMOUNT OF MONEY IN DOLLARS (USD ) AND USE IT TO BUILD AND OPERATE(YOU
COULD LOOK FOR SOMEONE TO OPERATE IT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO) AN ORPHANAGE
IN YOUR COUNTRY.

YOU WILL NAME THE ORPHANAGE MARCEL BODGAND ORPHANAGE HOME YOU MUST
FOLLOW MY WISH FOR IT WILL GLADEN MY HEART.IF YOU ARE READY TO DO THIS AND
CARRYOUT MY WISH, THEN SEND ME

[1]YOUR NAMES,
[2]YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
[3]YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS,
[4]YOUR COUNTRY

MY LAWYER WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU.MAY GOD GUIDE US. SEND YOUR REPLY
ALONG WITH YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS ONLY TO THE EMAIL
ADDRESS BELOW:(marcelbodganddjnr@yahoo.com.hk)
I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.

MY WARM GREETINGS,
MARCEL BODGAND.

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