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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: globaldiplomatic courierservice <globaldiplomatic_courierservice4@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:32:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE VERY VERY URGENT




Dear Clarimonde Schwatzer,
I recieved your mail and every thing is okay acording to your question,i contacted our head office london and the told me that you have send to them the address so i thank you for that,though you have said in the next 5 days you will tell me how much you can afford but bear it in mind that it is the only delay now because every thing now is in perfect order but only awaiting you to balance our remaning service charge so please i will like you to tell me how much you can afford as you have promised in five days time so that i can know how to help you on the payment.

have a nice day until i hear from you
hoping to hear from you
CHARLES EZEOKOLI















<clarimonde2029@mozartmail.info> wrote:

Thank you for your totally fine reply.

Is everything ok? How has the deal gone further?

Once again I am regretful. I am still very preoccupied with work problems - my old wage office has not been paying me my money for some time so I now have to do more work.

But, we should proceed with your great offer and I definitely promise that I will fix all your open issues sometime by the next 5 days.

Just for you, Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring.

I am much sorry but I only read some English in a distant province school and it is not so exceptional.

Please do not ignore me. I will hope to read your answer.

kind wishes,

Clarimonde


PS You should be informed that the phone number you wrote kept failing. Please give me a workable number.


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