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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "rose mary" <roses5201458@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mary_king1965@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:09:00 +0000
Subject: HELLO FRIEND

Dear Friend,
My name is Mrs.Rosemary King I am a dying woman who has decided to
donate what I have to charity through you.You may be wondering why I chose
you.
But someone has to be chosen. I am 59 years old and was diagnosed for
cancer about 2 years ago,immediately after the death of my husband who
hadleft me everything he worked for.I have been touched by the lord to
donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to charity through
you
for the good work of humanity,rather than allow my relatives to use my
husband's hard earned funds inappropriately.

I have asked the lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he
has,because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation,and I
praythat I survive the operation.

I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum of $5 Million (five Million Dollars)
to charity through you for the good work of the lord, and to help the
motherless,less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.
At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact that my
relatives are around me and I have been restricted by my doctor from
taking telephone calls because I deserve all the rest I can get.

Presently,I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING this
fundto charity through you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord
bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend
thegood work to others.

If you are interested in carrying out this task,i will inform my Family
Lawyer so that he can arrange the release of the funds to you.

I know i have never met you but my mind tells me to do this,and I hope
youact sincerely.I will pay you 30% of this money if you will assist me
because I am now too weak and frigile to do things myself because of my
cancer.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until
thetask is accomplished,as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my
lastwish, due to the fact that I do not want relatives or family members
standing in the way of my last wish.

Love,

Rosemary King

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