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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: "Mrs.Susan Clark" <su_clark@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: susan_clark@zwallet.com
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:11:09 +0100
Subject: FROM :MRS SUSAN CLARK { UK }

DEAR SIR,

I AM MRS SUSAN CLARK,THE CHIEF CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANKER OF A BANK IN UK.
I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN WHAT AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU.THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT.

I AM LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
A LEADING BUSINESS MAN AND STATEMAN OF A FAR EASTERN COUNTRY UNTIL HIS DEATH RECENTLY,
BANKED AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE OF US$8M (EIGHTMILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A
FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT. WHICH THE BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS TO BE CLAIMED BY
ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY.

SIR,I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IN REGARDS TO THIS FUNDS.

THANKS,

BEST REGARDS,

MRS SUSAN CLARK.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam