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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: "sudarat amina hawkin" <hollycool2006@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mkudiratkk@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 16:25:22 +0700
Subject: GOOD DAY


DEAR SIR,
I AM MRS.SUDARAT AMINA HAWKIN,THE WIFE OF LATE HAJI DR.RASHIDI HAWKIN WHO WAS THE HEAD OF DARFUR PROVINCE IN SUDAN BEFORE HE WAS KILLED IN THE CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY.THIS GOVERNMENT SPONSORED CRISIS HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF OVER THREE QUARTERS OF THE WHOLE PEOPLE OF DARFUR.MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED WITH ALL OUR PROPERTY DESTROYED.I MANAGED TO ESCAPE WITH OUR ONLY SON WITH ASSISTANCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE RED CRESCENT.

I AM CURRENTLY IN THAILAND WITH OUR ONLY SURVIVING SON MUSA WHO SPENT ALL HIS LIFE IN OUTSIDE BEFORE NOW.I WISH TO SAY THAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR COMPANY PROFILE AND FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE VERY MANY GOOD PRODUCTS AND THAT YOUR COMPANY IS GROWING VERY FAST AS A RESULT OF SOUND MANAGEMENT. I AM GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT I AM VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN YOUR COMPANY OF WHICH I AM INTERESTED TO INVEST THE MONEY I INHERITED FROM MY LATE HUSBAND IN YOUR COMPANY SO THAT YOU CAN MANAGE IT FOR US.THE WHOLE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS $25 MILLION(TWENTY FIVE MILLIONDOLLARS).
IT IS CURRENTLY SECURED AS FAMILY TREASURE WITH A MULTI-NATIONAL SECURITY COMPANYIN THAILAND.I WILL LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF INVESTING IT IN YOUR COMPANY AFTER RECIEVING MAIL FROM YOU .

WAITING FOR YOUR MAIL.
BEST REGARDS.
MRS.SUDARAT HAWKIN
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY

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