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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • doctorpereza@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL" <infomailer_200098@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:34:31 +0000
Subject: Am looking for distance business patnership.

Attn:

This is not any internet business, neither do i need
one.
I can invest my money on your existing business if
only you can fulfill my conditions, and you shall have
total freedom to manipulate the funds i invest,
provided your business is lucrative.

Fisrt we have to clarify doubts on both sides through
personal communication.

1. You must have a legal Company with a sure and
lucrative business.

2. You must have the capability to handle from
€500.000 Euros to €5000.000 Euros or more.

3. You must live in any of the countries around the
European Community and not out of the Union.

4. You must have the know how to work with undeclared
(Black money) to (money laundry)

If you comply with the above conditions and interested
to work with me, send an urgent reply to the E-mail
below.

DR.Chamtaugs Perez.

Email:doctorpereza@netscape.net

Explain how far you are interested, Please don´t
forget to include your personal phone numbers with
which to contact you as soon as possible.

After receiving your first E-mail, I shall give you my
personal contact numbers.

Please abstain unreliable persons, I need honest and
reliable men.

I look faward to introduce myself to you as soon as
possible.

Thanks

Sincerely
Dr Chamtaugs Perez.

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