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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "PRIME LOTTERY PROMOTIONS" <prime_winners@mailservice-primepromotions.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 01:05:18 +0000
Subject: urgent

Dear Friend,

I am Dr Phillippe Doudou,CEO and Owner of WBC (a

company based in

France). A

Company that is specialized in Import and Export of

Machinery &

equipment,Communication Accessories and Household

Appliances. We are a

company who deal on mechanical equipment, hardware and

minerals,

electrical

products, Medical & Chemicals, light industrial

products and office

equipment, and export into the Canada/America and

Europe, being a

General

Merchantile Company.

I am currently running my business from my Madrid

Office where I am

located

for now.We are searching for representatives who can

help us establish

a

medium of getting to our customers in the

Canada/America and Europe as

well

as making payments through you to us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business

with us we will be

glad

to be your partners. Please contact us for more

information, Subject to

your

satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to

negotiate your mode

of

which we will pay for your services as our

representative in

Canada/America

and Europe.

Please if you are interested forward to us your phone

number/fax and

your

full  contact  addresses. Please  note that  your

areas of

specialization or

occupation is of no relevance to resolve to assisting

us.

Thanks in advance

Dr Phillippe Doudou

President / CEO

WBC.

FOR SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIAL REASONS PLEASE SEND YOUR

RESPONSE TO ONLY

MY

DIRECT AND CONFIDENTAIL EMAIL ADDRESS AT:

onecrowd2000@yahoo.com

LONDON OFFICE:

THANKS

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