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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: gracerossman7@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: gracerossman07@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:46:40 -0700
Subject: Reply

Dear Tracy,
With due respect trust and humility, I write to you irrespective of the fact
you do not know me,but please do consider this letter as a request from a
widow and family in dire need of assistance. I am Mrs. Grace Rossman, the
window of late Mr. Goodwill Jonathan Rossman. The renowned Zimbabwe wine
and cattle ranch farmer and owner of Rossman Farms in Zimbabwe.
I got your contact courtesy of a business journal from the Nigerian Information
exchange in my earnest search for a reliable and trustworthy individual or
company that can assist my family in this business.
During the war waged against the farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporters and
cohorts of President Robert Mugabe, to claim all the white/blacks owned farmer
in our country, My late husband belong to one of the classis of the farmer
targeted by the ZANU_PF armed group, because he did not support the ideas
and policies. In the cause of the revolution in the country, the ZANU_PF
armed group attacked and invaded my husband farms, burning, destroying and
eventual killing my husband and after my husband death last two years.
I managed escaped the boundaries of Zimbabwe in to the neighboring Nigeria
with my two sons because our lives were threatened and Zimbabwe was no longer
safe for us.
We escaped safely into Nigeria with my husband lifetime saved funds, important
documents of property little and other valuables which we concealed and secured
in two treasure boxes and transported to Lagos,Nigeria through diplomatic
means. The consignment box treasure safely lodged and secured into the vaults
of a reputable security and brokerage firm here in Lagos,Nigeria.In recognition
of your personal executive power and investment opportunities that abound
in your country.
I solicit for your assistance in moving my family?s money into your bank
account for safekeeping pending our future arrival for investment. The family
has resolved to compensate you adequately by offering a brokerage commission
of 20% of the money.If you are unable to assist please be kind to notify
me so that we can look suitable alternative.
Please accept my warm complements, as earnestly wait your response.
Respectfully,
Mrs.Grace Rossman



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