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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: "Marketing Department" <marketing_dept@sharp-electronicsworld.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 01:28:12 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

Greetings,

My name is James COle,a New Zealand citizen based in Europe. I am an
International business mechandise who made many supplies to United States
and environs.

I have an investment company in Canada that is owing me the sum of one
Hundred and Fifty Thousand United State Dollars($150,000usd) and sequence to
our last discussion with the investor in Canada. He is ready to pay back my
money and he requested for a bank account in United States of America or
Canada as what to enable him transfer the funds.
Meanwhile,I do not have an account in either USA or Canada and further
explaination to have the funds transferred to my bank overseas proof
abortive.

So I want him to transfer the money to your account in United States and
Canada upon clarification, I will send you my private account to inturn
transfer the money to me.
Sincerely,you are not going to face any risk in rendering assistance, or
spend any money or demand anything from you.

If you are interested in having my identity I will provide it as soon as you
accept to assist.
What I need is your sincerity and just be honest with me.
Moreover, I will send you the contact details of the investor in Canada once
you have accepted my offer. And I would let him know that you are receiving
the money on my behalf.

Don't reply me through this email, this is my office's email as i would not
use it for my private business,

Contact me via my private email;
james_cole5388@yahoo.co.uk

Yours Faithfully,

James Cole

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