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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: gnldassistant@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:28:46 -0700
Subject: need of assistant

Golden Neo-Life Diamite (GNLD)
12 Chief Olu Oshunkeye Crescent
Gbagada Industrial Estate
Behind UPS Office
1st Pedro Bus Stop
Gbagada
Lagos.
Phone/Fax: 234-803-637-8786
Website:www.gnld.co.za

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Dr.Obafemi Heinz,sales manager GNLD Nigeria.We are a company
with a group of registered doctors.which deals on Phamaceuticals,Medical,Food
supplements and Home care 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 downlines/customers in the Canada,America and Europe as
well as making payments through you to us.
Please contact us for more information, Subject to your service
you will retain 10% of every payment made to you for your services as our
representative in Canada/America and Europe. Please if you are interested
forward to us the complete information required below.

please filling the blank spaces below:
1.Your Full Names:
2. Your Full Contact Address:
3.State/Country:
4. Your Phone :
5.Fax Numbers:

And send details to: gnldsalesmanager@walla.com

Best Regards,
Dr.Obafemi Heinz
Sales manager
GNLD




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