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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: "perdesen Charles" <perdesen_c@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: perdesen2003@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:26:15 +0000
Subject: URGENT PLS

Dear Friend,
I'm not going to ask you of any money in this
notable transaction.
I am Mr.Yi Zheng,president & CEO of Export du Allied
LTD,based in Tokyo Japan.We deal on exports of raw
materials into North America.
We are searching for reliable and sinscere
representatives who can help us establish a medium of
getting to our teeming customers in Northern America
as well as making payments through this representative
to us and we are not going to ask you of any money in this
notable transaction.
Please if you are interested in transacting business
with us we will be very glad.You will be entittled to
10% of every payment made through you. Payments will
be made via personal account number.
Kindly 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 North America.
It is pertinent to let you know that you will not
expend any of your resources in this course of this
representation offer, if you decide to assist my
company.You will not be required to travel to
anywhere, or expend any money.My customers will call
you to ascertain your representative status with my
company before making payment through you to my
company.Please, feel very free to contact me with any
question.
Please if you are interested, forward to us your phone
number/fax, your full name and your bank datas so that payment can be
sent
to your personal account. Thanks in anticipation.
Yi Zheng,
President & CEO,Export du Allied LTD,
Tokyo Japan

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