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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: "Isaac John" <isaacjohn55@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: isaacjohn@mail.vu
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:20:43 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU FROM MR JOHN.

FROM MR ISAAC JOHN.
PHONE: 447-0401-138-05

Dear Good Friend,

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction this is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidential andsecret.Though I know that
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried.But
I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I have
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as well have
been reliably and convince of your discreetness and ability in the
transaction of this nature. Let me start by introducing myself properly to
you. I am Isaac John, director-packaging department with South Africa
Reserve Bank,

I came to know you through my private search for someone I can confidently
trust on, And when I saw your name there; I have a maximum confidence in you
that we can transact this business. I left the bank to London, immediately i
shipped the consignment to U S.
THE PROPOSITION.

I want you to go into a venture with me as my partner in this deal by
helping me and claim this package/consignment, which I shipped to U.S.A.
through a United Nation (UN) accredited courier agent. Note the UN courier
agent does not know that package contains money worth US$9,000.000.00. All
in US$100 bills. And they most not know.
Therefore if you are willing to transact this business with me, kindly get
back to me as quickly as possible. Also in your return mail includes this
information's bellow.

YOU'RE MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX.

I will give you as share 35% out of the total sum, and then the remaining
65% will be for me. If I receive your wiliness to transact this business
with me I give you more details regards to the transaction.

Looking forward to receive your reply.

Best Regards,

Isaac John.

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