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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: "Hon. Derick" <emmatk5@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: honderick1@myway.com
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 23:53:07 +1100 (EST)
Subject: From Hon. Derick Latibeaudiere


From Hon. Derick Latibeaudiere
Governor & Chairman
Commercial Bank Jamaica{PLC}
P O BOX 3746 /RC5675
Dear Sir / Madam,

My name is Hon. Derick Latibeaudiere I am the Governor & Chairman national commercial bank Jamaica limited {NCB}, and by my position, I was privileged to use my position to over invoice a contract by excess of Two Hundred Million United State Dollars, and what I need now is a reliable and trustworthy Foreigner whom I will work in concert with, to pull out this excess money ($200,000,000,000} US. I will handle all the documentation of the deal, which is risk free, while you will provide me with your company or private account where to transfer the money into. I am so connected, and the deal will take only but five working banking days to be concluded. This is a secret deal and must be treated as such, when you confirm your interest I will tell you the next step.

Please include your telephone/fax numbers in your reply.

Regards,
Hon. Derick Latibeaudiere.

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