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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 Williams Ibru"<williamsibru4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrricksteven@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:13:01 -0000
Subject: Contact the ATM CARD department with this number +234 807 076 0985

Attn: Beneficiary, We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance, which you could not complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digitalis Payment System. We have decided to pay you,without any delay but through (ATM Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club,due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region. The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference.the ATM Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE. Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason. .1)YOUR FULL NAME .2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS .3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER .4)YOUR PROFESSION we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address to you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successful Transaction. Contact the ATM CARD department with this number +234 807 076 0985 Mr.Ricky Steven CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE. BEST REGARDS,

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