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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: "grace jack" <grace_jack447@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gracjack@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:19:33 +0000
Subject: DEAR BELOVED

BELOVED,
]Please read this slowly and carefully, as it may be one of the most
important emails you ever get.I am Mrs grace Jack from Greece. I was
married
to Late Mike Jack.The Director of Veekrol Link Nig.Ltd,a seasoned
contractor
in West African Region.He died on Monday, 31 July, 2003 in Paris. We
were
married for seven years without a child. After his death I decided not
to
re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.When my late
husband was
alive, he deposited the sum of $5.2 Million USD in a bank in Nigeria,
which
is now waisting there. My Doctor told me that I would not last long due
to
cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this
funds to
better the lives of the less privileged.
I need honest and trust worthy individual that will utilize this money
in
accordance with my instruction.I want the funds to be used in funding
religious organisations, orphanages and less privileged propagating the
word
of God. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband relatives are very unkind to me and I
don'twant my husbands hard earned money to be misused.I am not afraid
of
death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in
the
bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that thelord will fight my
course
and I shall hold my peace.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give
you
the contact of the Bank, and my Attorney in Nigeria. For legitimacy, he
will
also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the
original-beneficiary of this fund. I want you to always pray for me,
Any
delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another
individual for
this same purpose.
Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
grace.

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