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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 SUSAN WARNKE" <mswarnke1@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: mrs_susanwarnke@yahoo.de
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:14:54 +0100
Subject: From Mrs.Susan Warnke


From Mrs.Susan Warnke

Dear Good Friend

I am the above named person.I am married to late Mr.Hartwig Warnke who used
to be a private contractor with the Mobil Petroleum Development Company in
Benin Republic before he died in the year 2002.We were married for Fifteen
years without a child,he died in an auto crash,Since his death I decided not
to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.

When my late husband was alive he Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for
36 calendar months, valued at Euro7.8Million with a Finance House in Benin
Republic as money belonging to his foreign business associate .This money
have been floating as unclaimed since 2004 in the bank. According to the
Benin law at the expiration of 5 (Five) years, the Money will revert to the
ownership of the Benin Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Presently,I'm in a hospital where I have been under going treatment for
oesophageal cancer,I have since lost the ability to talk and my doctors have
told me that I have only a few weeks to live.It is my last wish to see this
money distributed amoung charitable organizations,less privilages,because
relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness,I
cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of
them again.Please,I beg you in the name of God to help me retrieve this
money as soon as possible.I want you to handle this money to ensure that
the lesspriveledged children are maintained with this money. I took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money,I don't
want telephone communication in this regard because of my soundless voice
and the Doctors advise.With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Accredited Lawyer incharge of the Fund who will advise you the best
procedure to get the money transferred to your account.Please assure me that
you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Regards.
Mrs.Susan Warnke

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