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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: "Catherine Love" <clove0010@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrsclove001@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:27:52 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP


Attention; Sir/Madam,
Do accept my sincier apolody if my e-mail does not meet your
personal athics.It is my pleasure to introduce to you a mutal
business venture.I am Mrs. cathering Love, from USA living in
Britain.I inherited 5 Million United State Dollars from my
client Mr Morris Thomson who died as a result of plane crash,
died some time ago. Here is the webpage that tells about his
untimely death on february 2000.
www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list <http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list>
This said fund is placed in a security and investment company
here in disguise as family belongings.Due to the tight nature
of the monitoring policy here, I cannot invest this fund in
this country due to fear of Government asking too much question on
how come about this fund. I decided to contact you to move this
fund with your help to your country to establish it in good business.
After the fund gets to your country, I shall come over and we share
it 50% for you and 50% for me.The documents related to this deposit,
I shall forward your informations to the Security company to arrange
for change of ownership of the consignment to your name to be able to
move it out of this country.British Government always investigates
so much in any huge cash lodgement in bank or financial institutions.
I shall send you my tel/fax number and international passport as soon as
i hear from you.If this interests you,get back to me with your details.
1.Your Full name. 2.Your Contact address. 3.Your private cell phone number.
4.Your occupation. 5.Marrital status/Age.
Yours faithfully,
C. LOVE

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