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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: Mr Hiba Abdul <mrhibaabdul07@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:59:52 +0200
Subject: After several attempt to reach you by phone



Compliment My Good Friend, I am delighted to inform you about our tremendous success in getting those funds transferred After several attempt to reach you by phone. Honestly as i promise initially before we took of our transaction at the same time to show appreciation despite the circumstances occurred which delay our fund i wish to inform you about the transaction i called you for an assistance has finally worked out now by God's infinite mercy. Right now, i have succeeded in concluding the transaction with the help of a new partner from Luxembourg after we strike a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with the Remittance Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance which she rendered a tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully. I decided to contact you, just to let you know, I have conscience as a human being also a christian and not to neglate your earlier assistance to me in receiving the Funds I have decided to compensate you with the sum of USD$900.000 according to agreement reached with my new partiner. Meanwhile, I am presently in Luxemburg for numerous business negotiations and investment. I just arrived yesterday night and checked in, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I Left a bank draft of $900.000 in the custody of my Secretary on your behalf as your COMPENSATION for your honest, transperency and effort made on this transaction. Contact my Secretary now ;-Mrs. Linda Henshaw on herEmail: mslindahenshaw@cooltoad.comContact her with your current mailling address such as 1. YOUR FULL NAME 2 ADDRESS WHERE TO SEND THE MONEY.3. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER She will advise you further if there is any other thing you needed to provide and you should inform me as soon as you receive your draft so that we will celebrate together as pertinersSincerely Yours,Mr Hiba Abdul
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