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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: "rita alkani" <rita_alkani31@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: ritalkani@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:43:23 +0000
Subject: IF IT WILL PLEASE YOU TO ASSIST A WIDOW.

Dear Friend.

How are you today? I will start by introducing myself.My name is Mrs.Rita
Malkani.i am the widow of the late Mr,Gobind Pritamdas Malkani who died on
the 5th may 2006 after a brife illness.As a matter of fact,he passed away at
the age of 69years.I am of west african origin,to be pricise i am from
Cotonuo Benin Republic.

Since his death,there has been all kinds of accusations,discrepancies and
suspection of one another by my inlaws family.It is true that before his
demise that he did kept a certain amount of money in a suspence account
instructing that should anything happen to him while he was sick that i
should use this particular fund to get myself and our 3 siblings back to any
part of europe. Now that my inlaws has come to know about this fund, but
they don,t know the exact account or bank where the said fund is.

This is where i will want you to come in.You are to come up with a claim as
the beneficiary of this fund.I have made all necessary arrangements with one
of the officials of the bank where the fun is been lodged and he has
promised to assist us till the fund gets to any nominated account overseas.

If it will please you to assist a widow that is in need of help/assistant
the good GOD almighty the husband of the widow will surely reward you as you
do these.

Awaiting your prompt reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Rita Malkani.

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