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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. MUDISAT BROWN" <mudisatbrown@msn.com>
Reply-To: mudisat_22@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 00:20:41 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED

MY GOOD FRIEND

GREETING IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. I AM MRS MUDISAT BROWN, A
WIDOW TO LATE COFLLING BROWN. . I AM 48 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTAIN
CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THAE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION
MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON’T
LIVE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE
CANER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING
THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR
MARRIAGE WE COULD’NT PRODUCE ANY CHILD.MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND
AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS
ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO
DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
CHURCH IN AMERICA ASIA,AND EUROPE EVEN TO THOSE WHO LOST THERE HOUSES DURING
THE HURRICANE . I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING YOU YAHOO PROFILE AND I PRAYED
OVER IT. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $12,000.000.00 U.S DOLLARS, TO
THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND IS LYING IN A
SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY, WHO IS
PRESENTLY IN LONDON UK WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE
MONEY IN YOUR NAME.LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED
WILL BE SURE FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT
WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS
THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY I
AWAIT URGENT REPLY.

YOURS IN CHRIST.

MUDISAT BROWN


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