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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: "micheal ollerenshaw" <a_ollerenshaw@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: a_ollerenshaw@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:14:32 +0000
Subject: Secret Venture That Storms My Heart !!!

Dear Associates, I'm only interested in doing business of mutual confidence
with you, if you, please. The recent developments in my immediate
environment has changed a lot about my singular perceptions, and, has evoked
some heightened angst, and willingness for all concerned to do more, such as
I intend. I'm afraid I need to do this, and it presents no moral scrupples
in the solidarity of my humble self, with a reasonably sound moral suasion.
Can you streak along a path with me, to cause you to behold a negotiated
hold, upon the transfer of an intestate liquid estate of some eight million,
emphasized in the US funds, demised in Barclays bank? You'll be availed of
some requisite information, to enable you devise a 'cooked' testamentary
evidence, as a next of kin, to facilitate reassignment; in a closed circuit
manner. I presume you'd have got it now! This information becomes meaningful
and relevant, only if you can do something confidential, and good for
yourself, in the real sense of the word 'smart'. If you have any idea and
quality, capable of moving this, then, let me know and we'll certainly talk
more, in terms of negotiating my offer.
Many thanks.
A. Ollerenshaw

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