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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: "hsbcholdingplc peterson smith" <secretary@petersonsmith.net>
Reply-To: henrikbjorn@henrikbjorn.com
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 11:42:07 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY.

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM CONVIENCED TO CONTACT YOU IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR ESTEEMED PROFILE
WHICH I GOT THROUGH INTERNET SEARCH AND THE CHOICE OF YOUR COUNTRY DUE TO
URGENT CONFIDENTIAL MATTER THAT ARISED IN OUR DEPARTMENT.I AM PETERSON SMITH
SECRETARY TO MR.HENRIK BJORN, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR HSBC HOLDING
PLC.IN VIEW OF THE FORGOING ISSUE,I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONTACT HENRIK BJORN
VIA HIS E-MAIL:henrikbjorn@henrikbjorn.com FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON THE
SITUATION.

HE WILL WORK OUT YOUR REMUNERATION FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS
TRANSACTION IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU,AND ALSO WILL LET YOU KNOW
MORE DETAILS AS YOU GET BACK TO HIM URGENTLY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PETERSON SMITH
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.

Anti-fraud resources:

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