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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: "jp clark" <jpclark5@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 01:12:54 +0000
Subject: Reprensentative Needed.

Dear Friend,
I Dr.jp clark, President ALPHA Import and Export Import company based in
Africa. My company exports cocoa and other goods/services for world trade.
Presently we are searching for representatives overseas to help establishing
a medium a of quick transaction with our foreign customers in Europe and
America as well as receiving payment from our clients on our behalf.
Your role is very vital to us because majority of our customers pays in
Cheque and we do not have a foreign account to clear them. Therefore
receiving the Cheque payment or Wire Transfer to your account as our
representative for the cost of purchasing in your account will easy our
transaction and a quick turn over.
It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our
representative in your country.I can be reached on my direct cell
phone:+2348053016052.Email;jp_clark@gawab.com
On every remittance or cheque clearance made in your care as our
representative, 10% should be a balance in your account as your commission
and 90% should be wire to any of our future account to be given to you.

Please, if you can honestly assist us in this arrangement I will be so glad
to build up a life time contact with you overseas because is too hard for us
in receiving a large payment here in Africa.
More so, I will appreciate you sending me the followings via email if this
proposal interest you so we can proceed because we have customers are
waiting to be introduced to our foreign representative.
(1)Your full names,
(2)Contact address and,
(3)Phone/fax numbers.

Regards,
Dr.jp clark,
President/ Ceo,
Alpha Import/Export co.
Goods for Import/Export
Freight Fwdg. Svcs.
Reprensentative Needed.

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