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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: <mary_albert018@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 23:17:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: INVESTMENT/BE HONEST TO ME

Hello,

I beleive you will treat this mail with the fear of God. It is with a tears that I am writing you this mail, I dont need your pity, but love to my son.My mail may seem very painful and sorrowful, but there is more you can do in my request than to pity me, which is to show love to my son.

I am MRS.MARY ALBERT the wife of DR. ALFA ALBERT who died with our two daughters and the entire family in Indonesia on 26th of December 2004 during the Tsunami Disaster Since after this painful and sorrowful inccident, my cancer sickness got worst and i have been suffering from heart failure and
hypertites.

I, my husband and our children have been in Benin Republic for a long time, We all were suppose to travel to Indonesia in 2004 December, but my bad health, did not permit me to travel with them, which made me and my son to stay behind while my husband and our two daughters travelled. If not, all
of us would have perish in the disaster, My reason of writing you this mail is due to the sad news that came to me recently from the doctors. After my last diagnose result, it was proved by the doctors that i may not leave for more than two months ahead, due to the damange the cancer have caused
in my system unless I undergo an urgent surgical operation which my chance of survival is less than 20% according to the medical experts. As it stands, I have given to faith. But i have a more concern problem, which is why i have contacted you. Please, this is about my son.

Since it is now obvious that i will die, my son's future have been the greatest problem i have, I want you to take care of my son please. He is only 13years and we have no person here to take care of him if I die today. My late husband left some money here in a deposit house before he died,
which we intended to use for investment in Indonesia.

I want you to take this money and my son. Use the money into a big investment, that you will manage until my son grows up to take over the investment.

I will like you to take my son as your own son, give him the love we the parents would have given him. Do not let him feel the pains of being an orphan. give him good education, bring him up into a responsible man. Make him have the fear of God. Please do not refuse this task.

As soon as I receive your reply, all i will do is to look for a lawyer here, who will draw up my will in your favour. The fund my late husband deposited is US$10million I will give you all the documents that is covering the deposit with the deposit house, i will transfer every power and right of
ownership to you to enable you claim the deposit from the deposit house.

It will be also included in the Will that you are the only person my son should be released to, if i die. All i need is your acceptance and assurance that you will not treat my son badly. I am writing you this mail with great tears and i pray you to be kind concering this matter.
Please reply this mail immediately.

Thanks you.

MRS MARY ALBERT.

May God bless you.

I NEED YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR TELEPHONE AND MOBILE
YOUR OCCUPATION AND AGE
YOUR SCAN PASSPORT OR ID

NOTE: The Security Company have no actual knowledge of the content of the consignment to be CASH. It was declared in the certificate of deposit as PERSONAL EFFECT for the safety of the Fund.

Once I receive the details, it will enable me to submit to the Security Company first thing tomorrow morning to enable them give you the modalitie for the claiming of the consignment (Fund).



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