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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: "mary hariri" <mary21hariri@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:46:58 +0000
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED

Sir/Madam,

My name is Mrs Mary Hariri, one of the wives of Late Mr Rafik Hariri, the
former prime minister of Lebanon who was killed in a bomb blast on 14th
February 2005. My late husband made a huge deposit of US$18,500,000
(eighteen Million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars) in a
security Company in London. And I have all the documents concerning the
deposit and no other person can claim the money without these documents.
This deposit was coded under a secret arrangement as a Family treasure. This
means that the security company does not know the contents of this trunk box
that was sent from Lebanon to London in my late husband's private jet.
The main purpose of sending you this mail is to request you to help me clear
this money from that company and keep it until the relations of my husband
calm down. We are all under routine checking about our movements and
telephone calls. The relations of my husband are asking us, all the wives to
produce every document and certificates in our possession concerning our
Husband’s properties although I and some other wives has submitted some but
I refuse to submit this one.
My husband has already paid for safe keeping charges, so you do not have to
bother about this fee; upon your acceptance I will trust you and issue you
with deposit reference code for you to call the security company.
I look forward to hearing from you soon, for quick processing and conclusion
of this business transaction. Please contact me urgently upon your
acceptance so that we can discuss how to go about this transaction speedily
and accomplish it.
Alternative email: mary_hariri55@yahoo.com YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE
HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
REGARDS,
MARY HARIRI.

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