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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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• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Mariam Ibrahim" <mrs.ib05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrsmibrahim@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 11:09:36 +0000
Subject: Assalam Alaykum



Assalam Alaykum
My name is Mrs Mariam IBRAHIM, I am married to late Mr. Ali IBRAHIM who was a cocao marchant and died as a result of the war in my country. We were married for twenty years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. When my late husband was alive he deposited one package box that contents sum of Two Million Three Hunderd Thousand united states dollars $2.300,000 00 USD in a private security company, he depsited the box for secrity reason because of the political problem in the country. Recently, I was confirmed to be suffering from Cancer and the Doctors informed me that I will not last for the next two months. Hence I decided to donate this fund to a mosque, organization or good person that will utilize this money to help the poor.Please, contact me as soon as you receive this message if you are able to handle this project by assuring me of your willingness and capabilities.
Please reply to me through my private email mrsmibrahim@yahoo.frWassalamuMrs. Mariam IBRAHIM
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