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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: rosemary william ahmed <rosemarywilliams21@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 07:21:44 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: TRUTH IS GOLDEN"



Dear beloveth, TRUTH IS GOLDEN"

With utmost sorrowful,I'm narrating my sadness in life,eventhough
you may have surprise why i got your name or email it was God's
divine instructions and directive.
Iam a widom by occurances of leadership in the office position
where my husband work;due to his high position in the office which
attracted eyes to him and he was assassinated one fate morning by
the bad opposition.

My husband Dr Douglas Williams Ahmed a dipolmatic in your country
USA/EUROPE countries where he had work, is proffessionally was an
engineer has deposited money in Continential Bank Benin the sum of
USD 12 Million(Twelve Million) which he said was for the less
privilages in the socities;why i did not moves for the money was
due to his past experiences which took his life, in this sphere i
took it upon myself to see if i can secure someone who can stand
as the next of kin so that my family lawyer will present him as the
kin of next to the fund.

Eventhough,before he was assassinated i had aliment of cancer of
the pelvic was diagonised and now having been long hospitalized in
the sick bed in the hospital.I had a maid who is having the
document of the money with the bank.Reasons of my contacting is
that i did not know when i will die , so that the desires of my
late husband can be done by using the fund to the less-privilages.
Looking forward to your confidential response.

Yours Sincerely.
Mrs Rosemary Williams Ahmed.



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