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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: "TOGO METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION" <export_group@tmiec.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:51:31 +0000
Subject: FROM MR GLEEN PARKER



ATT:MR DEWITT TACY,


WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUCE TO YOU THAT YOU HAVE NOW BE MADE OUR PAY AGENT IN THE
(USA).BELOW ARE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES YOU ARE TO PERFORM

(1)YOU ARE TO RECEIVE OUR FUNDS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE USA.
(2)YOU ARE TO ADVISE ON THE PROCUMENT OF RAW MATERIALSFROM THE USA
(3)YOU ARE TO PAY INTO OUR CUSTOMER ACCOUNT WHEN WE PROCUED SUCH RAW
MATERIALS
(4)YOU ARE TO PROMOTE OUR COMPANY IN THE US MARKET
(5)YOU ARE ENTITLE TO 10% ON EACH TRANSCANTION AND YOU ARE ENABLE TO COME
OVER TO OUR MEETINGS WHICH WE HAVE IN THE MIDDLE AND YEARLY.IN CASE YOU ARE
COIMNG ALL EXPENSEWILL BE PAID FOR BY OUR COMPANY AS OUR GUEST.

ONCE AGAIN YOU ARE WELCOME TO OUR MIST.


THANKS

MR GLEEN PARKER
TOGO METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT
CORPORATION, ( CMIEC)

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