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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: "ANTHORY WILLIAM" <anthony_55william@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrvictorjames@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 05:32:20 -0900
Subject: Suject Matter : SINCERE COMPENSATION

Dear good friend,
dr_anthonywilliam111@yahoo.it

Suject Matter : SINCERE COMPENSATION

You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, a very
long time. On my ingular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact
you again, after couple of years now. It takes fate, courage and God's
fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to show
gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things, not worked
out as we projected then. I take this liberty to inform you that, the
transaction we were pursing together, finally orked out by God's infinite
mercy and I decided to contact you, just to let you know. I have conscience
as a human beign, due to your tremendious effort and contribution to make
things work
out in retrospect.

Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Luxemburg for numerous
business egotiations and establishment. I just arrived yesterday night
and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business
centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I have raised and
signed an International Cashier's Bank Draft, to the tune of
USD$520,000.00 ( FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DECIMAL ZERO-ZERO
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) only in your name as COMPENSATION to your
dedication, humanity and contribution, as it were.

Please, contact NOW, my confidential secretary, he is in the name of :

MR. Victor James ( Secretay)
E-mail :mrvictorjames@yahoo.it
Tel. :+234803-3924-506

You are to forward to her, the following :

1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER ( If necessay)

he, will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your Residence
Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reach via this
very mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity period of
12 banking days.

So, your early response to that effect, shall be admired. You have to mind
the days on route shipment.

Sincerely Yours,

DR. Anthony William
(Philantrophist)

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