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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: will <mr_williammorris@telkom.net> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:46:25 +0200
Subject: Agent Required.


>From the desk of:
Mr.William Morris
Managing Director.
Belfrod Craft Gallery.
6 Beattock Rise,
Muswell Hill, N10 3DS
Fax:+44 7092867383
Tel:+447031842592

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr.William Morris,managinig Belfrod Craft Gallery we are a company who deal on Art and craft products, and export into the Canada/America and Europe. 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. 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 .
Thanks in advance,
Mr.William Morris,
Managing Director.



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