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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: "Collins Trocki." <collins_trocki800@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: collins_trocki86@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:01:30 +0000
Subject: CAN YOU DO BUSINESS WITH ME?

My Dear,
I am writing to you with the hope that this mail would meet you with good healht However,I am the son of ex-inspector general of police ( Mr.Collins Trocki ), the federal Government of Dakar Senegal has discoverd my father's secrect account & have confiscated it and I strongly beleive that if they also discover the money my father saved on my name, they will also ceased it.

Please,permit me to front you to Claim the money which was deposited in a Bank Based on the Current situation,I'm apprehensive to travel to Europe but if you can give your consent to assist me claim the said money,The amount is USD$ 11 Million.

I have made every arrangement with the bank on how you are to receive the money into your bank account secrectely. I hope to come over to your country as soon as this funds come to your possesion.Because i would like ( you and i) to go into viable project which would suit both of us in your country If you agree to assist me,please forward your
Telephone &
fax numbers
so as to talk with you & give you details of the Bank and how to go about it.

Get back to me via my alternative .

Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
Gbenga Collins Trocki.

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