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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: private4pauline47@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 20:10:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Please this message is for you,we are family in distress.


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:pmilton100@yahoo.com.ve



- Good day, little about us, I am Mrs. Paulin Bangor, a widow woman from Democratic republic of Congo. I lost my beloved husband exactly one week now in the ongoing war in our Country (Congo). My Husband Mr. Milton Bangor was killed by unrepentace rebels lead by Gen. Laurent Nkunda, raided our mining concession located in Kibumba. We learnt that your good County welcome and protects Foreigners Investments and if I may ask, could we go into long time investment partnership with you because of the unending civil war in our Country bent on destroying our Investments and killing of innocent citizens’ everyday by day. After gotten your contact information from a visiting Ngo’s worker here in our Camp, we decided to reach you instead of return back to our Country after the present war. We shall be grateful if you can receive (MONEY) kept for investment on our behalves, it was made through transaction of Diamonds/Gold Dust when my late husband was alive pending our readiness to make use of it. Initially my late husband wanted to use these very Fund to purchase mining machinery's before his demised. Now I and my survived Children have putted heads together agreed to invest part of it into any other lucrative Investment overseas. I can say here we were so lucky to escape into a neighboring Country in West Africa where we presently staying in status of refugees, sufferings seriously from bullets wound sustained on my left leg and doctors here in our camp said that my survival will be unless I go for adequate treatment abroad. I beg you to assist me for the sake of my Children as I am not sure of my being alive tomorrow though we thank God for his Mercy for at least saving the lives our Children. I am hoping to hear from you so that we can forge ahead and discuss in details about our investment and your interest, while you as well help us introduce buyers of (Uncut Diamonds and Gold Dust) within your location. Lastly, upon showing interest to assist this family in distress we will go much further to furnish you with more details. Regards Mrs. Paulin Bangor and family.

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