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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: Patrick Han <ppphan1@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: ppphan@yahoo.de
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 16:08:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PRIVATE AND URGENT


Dear Sir,
I work in the accounts department with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A body that handles disaster relief. We are currently handling relief operations on the Wild fire that attacked some cities in London UK recently. The government has made available the total sum $850m for citizens and individuals affected by this fire as and we have been obliged to pay. Many homes where burned down and we do not have accurate records of names and citizens that were affected. The government has asked us to ensure that those affected get fast relief hence I am calling on your assistance to provide me with a good account where I would transfer the sum $50 million being an over invoiced. As soon as the money is transferred, I would destroy every transfer documents and you should also be ready to close that account immediately and retransfer the money to a safer account.we will share 60-40%. 60 for me 40 for you.If you are ready to co-operate with me let me have the account
name, bank name, bank address, bank account number, your telephone number for the transfer of funds immediately.I assure you that there is no risk involved as every transfer process will be totally wiped out from the computerised system once it is completed.
Regards,
Patrick Han








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