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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: "faith Dickson" <mrs_faithu23e@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_faithu23e@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:19:24 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs.Faith Dickson, a
widow to Late Mr.Dickson I am 50years old,I am now a new Christian
convert,suffering from long time cancer of the breast. From all indications
my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't
live more than two months according to my doctors.

This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My late
husband was killed during the Earthquake resulting to the Tsunami Incident
in Indonesian, and during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any
child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death,I inherited all
his business and wealth. The doctor has advised me that I may not live for
more than two months, so I now decided to divide part of this wealth, to
contribute to the development of the church and Mosque in Africa, America,
Asia and Europe.

I selected you after visiting the website and I prayed over it, I am willing
to donate the sum of $8.000,000.00 Million Us Dollars to you for the less
privileged. Please I want you to note that, this fund is lying in a Security
Company and upon my instuction, you will file in an application for the
claim of the money in your name.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when claimed will be used for the
said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition
without God is vanity upon vanity. May the Grace of our Lord , the love of
God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family.

I await your urgent reply.
Kindly
Yours in Christ.
Mrs.Faith Dickson


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