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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).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "sanders green" <sanders_green10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sandersgreen@mail.vu
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:10:40 -0900
Subject: From: Mrs. Sanders Green

From: Mrs. Sanders Green
Tel:+44 7031912731
Fax:+44 8701205749

Good Day

I want to bring to your knowledge of a very lucrative business opportunity that I have. Well I work as an agent that accompanies contractors funds to be paid to them and one of my fellow official by name Mr. Mike White have this deal together and we won't mind you in it if you promise to keep optimum confidentiality. The consignment consists of two boxes, the boxes contains about $18,000,000.00 this money was accompanied by a diplomat to U.S.A.The name of the Diplomat will be given to you as soon as you indicate your interest.

You will Call the diplomat and tell him that you are calling on behalf of Mrs.Sanders Green that handed the consignment to him, Also ask him how much it will cost to clear out this consignments, bear in mind that he is not aware of the content of the boxes, it was registered as CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS, you know that this consignment has been there for the past 2 month where I am looking for a trust worthy person to get it out.

This money was meant for the contractors that executed their contracts bear in mind that we are ready to release 30% of the total money to you for your help, each of the boxes contains 9,000,000.00. I will be expecting your reply today and also a call on 44 703 1912731 and please send to me your phone and fax number if interested.

Regards,

Sanders Green.

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