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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: "fedya galenka" <galenkafi@msn.com>
Reply-To: galenkaf1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:33:36 +0000
Subject: Private Business Brief For You.

Compliment of the season,

I am Fedya Galenka,I represent a top company executive in Russia.I have a
very sensitive and private brief from this top executive to ask for your
partnership to re-profile funds over $20,000,000.00 Dollars(Twenty Million
United States dollars).I will give the details, but in summary, the funds
would be pay to you via a trust company, and this is a legitimate
transaction and without any government interferance. You will be paid 10%
for your "Re-profiling fees", if you and company agree to work with us.

If you are interested, please write back and provide me with your
confidential telephone number, and email address and I will provide further
details.

Best Regards,

Fedya Galenka.

Anti-fraud resources:

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