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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: Ursalu Sery <ursalusery12@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ursalusery@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:54:04 +0000
Subject: Contact you from my heart.



Good Morning,
I apologized to disturb you. Please give me a little attention to express my problem.I am Mrs.Ursalu Sery, though I did not know you but I believed, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. My husband Mr.Cyraque Sery lost his life on air accident recently.
However, due to my bad health situation, I wish you will do me a favour to assist me transfer the fund which my husband deposited with a bank as the beneficiary.(sum $2.8m) I want you to take care of my only son (Matthew Sery, 17yrs) because I am getting tied due to the bad maltreatment from my husband brothers including my heath.Please help me to receive this fund to your account for investment purpose on behalf of my son Matthew on these areas: hotel investment or transportation business in your country. He will stay with you until he finished his education because his uncles are having bad mind over his life.To show you appreciation in accepting to help my son, I will please to offer you 15% of the total $2.8m.Thank you,Except to hear from you as soon as your read this mail.Sincerely, Mrs Ursula and son.
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