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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: "Mark Brown" <info-mbrown@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info.mark4brown@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:33:16 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS........

Dearest,

I know you will be surprise at this proposal but I believe you are in a
better position to assist me. I am Mark Brown, the only son of late rt. Eng.
Humfrey Brown a well known politician from Niamey Republic du Niger in
Africa who died on march 2004 from a brief illness (stroke). However I got
your contact through the web directory when I was searching for a reliable
person to assist.

Before the death of my late father, he deposited money $3,600,000,00 with
one safekeeping company and used my name as his only child as beneficiary of
this money. I need your assistance to claimout and invest this money in your
country because it is my dream to have a business investment in a foreign
country and you are the only one I have contacted to assist me.

My dearest,as soon as I received your responce, I will forward to you
documents needed in connection with the safekeeping company where my late
father deposited this money and to transfer this money on your name to your
country as the rightful beneficiary before I will proceed over to meet with
you on how to invest this money.We shall conclude on your percentage of
money for your assistance to me as soon as we achieve our aims.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a honest
individual for the same purpose. Please assure me that you will assist me
accordingly as I stated herein, I am waiting to hear from you as soon as
possible. Contact me through my private email:info.mark4brown@gmail.com

Thanks for your assistance and God bless you,

Mark Brown.

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