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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Marta margarita" <martamag22@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 14:25:24 +0100
Subject: personal

Attention: Friend.

Please Sorry I write you this mail. I write from
Cuba. I work with American Tobacco Company here in Cuba as one the
Directors.
I want to tell you about a twenty million five hundered dollar($20.5M)
arrangement that we have move via the Cubana Diplomatic means tO our
correspondence bank in London I need you to help me to receive this
money through a direct transfer to your nominated account.
We look your good self to help us if you can be the one that will
take charge as the beneficiary, all arrangements have been made before
contacting you. This funds is as a result of over-invoice,Don't panic
it is 100% risk free. On confirmation of your understanding i will give
you the contact of the bank and the contact person.pls no telephone
calls unless i call you for security reasons.On completion of the
project 30% of the total sum will be yours.

I will forward my international passport in my next mail for
identification.This business you don't tell any one ok pls.

Thank you very much
Mrs. Marta Margarita

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