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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: "adams owell" <adams_ow19@msn.com>
Reply-To: rose2_scott@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:56:23 +0000
Subject: FROM: MISS ROSE SCOTT

Dear Friend,

I am Miss. Rose M. Scott,I am the only surviving daugther of late Mr& Mrs.
Michael Scott,who died through the recent Hurricane Natural Disaster that
rocked New Orleans in USA.They were in the City for a vocational trip when
the incident happens.

Recently, I was contacted by a certain Security firm that my late Parents
deposited the sum of $15.0 Million US Dollars in their custody.They as well
sent me the Certificates of Deposit used.On this magnitude, I contacted you
for the assistance to claim and invest this fund into any viable venture in
your country which you know that will yield us profit.

Please do help.As a Student, I am helpless and Hopeless at moment.God
revealed to me to write you this message as I have no-one than God to keep
me alive after the Death of my parents.

For quick processing of this fund, if you accept to help me with this claim,
I will avail you a reputable Attorney information who will execute all
procedures on our behalf.Also, i promise to offer you 30% for your
assistance and you will help me to invest my own share of 70% in your
country until I finish my Education. Write me if it interest you to help me,
so that I can avail you proper information about this matter.

l am urgently waiting to hear from you.

God Bless you.
Thanks,
Miss.Rose Scott.

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