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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: "emmanuel Adams" <emmanuel_adam1@msn.com>
Reply-To: johancampher202@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:04:47 +0000
Subject: COMPENSATION

DEAR GOOD FRIEND

COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON & HAPPY XMAS IN ADVANCE,

This is MR EMMANUEL ADAMS I write to you once again, Thank you for the
assistance rendered to me and my family when i was really in need, it is a
thing of joy to inform you, that finally, I have succeded in collecting the
money at Long last. Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of
health.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from London uk.Presently
I'm in South Korea for investment projects with my own share of the total
Sum.

Meanwhile i didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how I have
compensated you with the sum of ($250,000,00).Now contact my secretary in
the united kingdon his name is MR.KENNDDY WILLIAMS and his email address is
(kenddywilliams@yahoo.co.uk)ask him to send you the money to you the sum of
$250,000,00 Two hundred fithy thousand dollars which I kept for your
compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much .so feel free and
get intouch with my secretary Mr Kennddy williams and instruct him where to
send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here because of
the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at
hand,finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to My secretary on
your behalf to receive those moneys feel free to get in touch with mr
kennddy williams he will send the money to you without any delay.

This Money, I have left it for you to my Secretary My Keneddy Williams in
London UK, Email: kenddywilliams@yahoo.co.uk,I have tried many times to talk
to you on phone but you could not respond, You can still reach me on this
email::esience204@yahoo.com

Thanks And Happy sunday!!

Best regards,


MR EMMANUEL ADAMS



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