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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: allen jessica <allenjessica01@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:09:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I AM SEEKING YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE.


Dear Marianne Gerver ,

I AM WRITING TO SEEK YOUR WILLINGNESS AND KINDNESS TO ASSIST ME IN A LEGITIMATE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TRANSFER. I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE GO THROUGH THIS AND SYMPATHISE WITH ME. I AM MRS.JESSICA ALLEN, WIFE OF LATE MR PETER ALLEN,A NIGERIA/INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN WHO WAS MURDERED ON THE 6 DAY OF OCTOBER,2002,BY SOME UNKNOWN GUNMEN.

I AM SURVIVED WITH TWO CHILDREN(DAUGHTERS)TO THE GLORY OF GOD FOR HIM,DUE TO OUR AFRICA LOW BELIEVE ALL HIS FABULOUS WEALTHS AND PROPERTIES WHERE INHERITED BY HIS CLOSE RELATIVES,SIMPLY BECAUSE I DID NOT BEAR A MALE CHILD FOR THEIR LATE BROTHER,NOW LEAVING ME AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS IN A REAL DIFFICULT SITUATION.

AS GOD WILL WANT THINGS EARLY THIS YEAR 2005,ONE OF HIS FAITHFUL LAWYERS SECRETLY CAME TO ME WITH SOME DOCUMENTS COVERING MY LATE HUSBAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF SOME FUNDS AMOUNTING TO THE TUNE OF 12.350,000.000,(TWELVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATE DOLLARS)WHICH HE KEPT IN A REPUTATION BANK IN EUROPE HE(THE LAWYER) PROMISED TO HELP ME LIASED WITH THE BANK AND MAKE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT AND TO TENDER ALL VALID/LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO THE NEW BENEFICIARY TO ENABLE HIM/HER MAKE CLAIMS OF THE FUNDS. PLEASE IF YOU ARE THE GOD SENT TO HELP ME AND MY DAUGHTERS FROM THIS HARDSHIP,I WILL WANT YOU TO INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP,SO THAT
I REFER/ENTRUST YOU TO THE LAWYER STRAIGHT.

I HAVE SET ASIDE 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND KINDNESS,WHERE YOU WILL ADVICE ME ON A PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR MY DAUGHTERS AS THEY ARE THE ONLY HOPE I HAVE IN LIFE.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND WILLING TO HELP, PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL DATA"S AND IMFORMATIONS VIZ:
YOUR PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER
FAX NUMBER no fax
OCCUPATION
COMPANY NAME
COUNTRY.

PLEASE HELP A WIDOW FOR THE MERCIFUL GOD WILL KEEP REWARDING YOU.I WILL BE PLEASED IF MY REQUEST IS NOT IGNORED. YOU CAN ALSO REACH ME AT THIS
PRIVATE BOX WHICH:jessy4allen04@yahoo.it.

BEST REGARD,
MRS.JESSICA Allen











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