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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: "felix wade" <felix_wade9@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: felix_good9@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 22:14:10 +0100
Subject: Rough Diamond Stones For sale.

Dear,

Please bear with me for sending this letter to you
surprisingly.My name is Felix Wade a young man
originally from Gambia in west Africa.

My sole purpose of conacting you is for you to assist
me in selling of my rough(uncutted) diamonds which
weighs 14,220 carats,from (3-45 carats),(3kg gross) on
the scale,("H"VS-1 quality),all rough and worths
about(US$8Million)was deposited by my late father in
a Security Firm here in Dakar-Senegal and it is
waiting for my order to be transfered as I am the
"NEXT OF KIN" to the deposit as it is indicated in all
the depositional documents.

Wish to hear from you soon bye and God bless.

Yours,
Felix Wade.

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