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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 Crowder" <marycrowder1100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mcrowder1974@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:11:22 -0600
Subject: TRUST NEEDED!!!

From:The desk of Mrs Mary Crowder

ATTENTION:Sir/Mdam.

Let it not be surprising that I am contacting you through this medium.
I have not gotten any previous correspondence with you. I am personally
contacting you for the first time, hoping you will assist me based on the
reality of this transaction.

My name is Mary Crowder The account director of a security firm based in
london,
The United Kingdom. I am sure you are aware of the death of the former prime
Minister of Lebanon mr rafiq hariri.And before his death, He kept in our
security
company custody the sum of One Hundred Million United States Dollars
(US$100m),
without the fore knowledge of his familly. Since he is no more, I am the
only person
that is aware of this fund, I have decided to claim this money for myself.

This is the reason I am asking for your assistance to claim the fund as
your own with
all the document concerning the fund changed to your name and deposit this
funds
offshore for out right investment. This fund is currently kept with our
safe/trust
security company,in disguise as Family precious materials.

I hereby agree to compensate your sincerely for your candid effort to
assist in this
regard with 20% of the fund when finally received by you through our
pre-arranged
strategies.

However,I want you to understand that this must be kept in utmost
confidentiality
and secrecy, as my future welfare hugely depends on it. Be rest assured
that this is the
beginning of a long-term relationship between us. I do not intend to
contact anyone
else until I am convinced that you are not capable to handle this
transaction.

Note that I am using this email address for security reasons.

Reply through this email:
{mcrowder1974@yahoo.co.uk}

Thanks while i wait for your urgent reply.

Best regards,

Mary Crowder

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