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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "richard rhodes" <richardrhodes101@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:52:25 +0000
Subject: AGENT NEEDED

DR RICHARD RHODES
West London,
43 North End Road,
West Kensington,
London W14 8SZ
Email:richardrhodes11@walla.com
PHONE NO:+44-703-1906-141

Greetings to you,
 
I write to seek your assistance to help me act as my sales representativeand receive money which is owed to me and you will be entitled to 10% ofthemoney yourself for your assistance. I assure you that this is 100% risk free as I do not require your Bank account or any money in the form of upfront payment from you, rather just help me receive this Money owed to me from my debtors and have the money sent to me keeping your 10% from the amount sent to you from my debtors.
 

The reason am writing you to seek help from you is due to the fact that I am not available to receive the check now as I am on an official business assignment in UK and I need the money now to pay for necessary needs at hand now, and moreover my debtors would be sending you the money by cheque which you will have  to cash and then the money would be paid to you.
 

Furthermore please note that there should be no betrayal of trust about this as we both will need to establish the necessary trust needed for us to carry on with this transaction. Please do write me back whether or not you are willing to assist as I will honestly wait for your response  to my proposal.
 
Upon receipt of this mail I will require you to send me these details below to enable me inform my debtors about you being my sales representative to receive the money and let them write the cheque in your name for you to be able to cash it.
 

DETAILS REQUIRED.
 
1. Your full name.
2. Your occupation./place of work
3. Your age.
4. Your resident/postal address.
5. Your phone / (fax number if available.)
 
As soon as I get these information we will commerce this transaction at once, which in no doubt will be concluded within one week and we have our money quietly without any alarm or problems. I will send you my contact number upon receipt of your details so that we can discuss.
 
Best Regard,
 
God Bless,
 
Dr.Richard Rhodes

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