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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: "Nene Chungu" <nenechungu@eresmas.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nenechungu50@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:30:50 -0700
Subject: Urgent!!!!!!!!!!

Hello,
Answer in my electronic Wood, I wish to ask for your assistance in the execution of has financial transaction. I wish to invest in the manufacture and the management of real estate goods in your country I CUTS (17,500,000$USA) that I would want to invest in the transaction and you in against left your assistance while receiving the funds one your account in your country. I will give to you generous 15% of the whole sum for your assistance. reply me nene nenechungu50@yahoo.com Thank-you ms nene

Anti-fraud resources:

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