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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: "eric john" <ericjohn5566@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:03:40 +0000
Subject: hello

BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
IMB INTERNATIONAL BANK
Hello,
In trust i am proposing this business transaction to you.I am the manager
incharge of bill and exchange in our bank,i contact you to assist me
transfer $15.5million to your account,the amount is from an unclaimed
account by a foreigner who died in a plane crash with his family.Our banking
law stipulates that any account that is not operated or activated within
5years will be paid into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund,pls contact me
so that i can give you details of how the the money will be transfered into
your account and the percentage i will offer to you after the transfer.
Hope to hear from you soonest.
Regards,
Eric John


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