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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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  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: farhan ghulam <farhan_ghulam11111@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:42:12 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Treat as urgent!!!!


Dear sir
I am happy with all your efforts towards helping me in this transaction.
I am still a very young man with little or no experience
in any business transaction,thus my desire to gain from your wealth of experiences.
Please,I will like you to take see me as part of your
family.As you have known,I have no other person to rely-on since my
father is no more therefore I have taken you as my step brother
because I know that with your guidiance and help,this transaction
shall be concluded within the
shortest posiible time
As I have always told you,we are the bonafide of this money in question,
thus there is nothing to fear or doubt,inaddition,I also informed you that the
neccessary documents covering this said money are intact and are with us,
they shall be provided for you
In regards to your mail .I want to tell you that
the content of your mail are well understood ,I think you
can trust me the way I hold your trust?
Though,let me not pin-point it to you in person,
I have never in my life experienced,practiced or be
traded in surreptitious ways of life neither was
I brought up in such a dubious
characters as the case may be.
My transaction is inevitable and
demands the highest trust and confident
between both parties.please for
christ sake I have all proofs of the fund with

It's a pleasure to use this opportunity and tell you that I come from a
respected and well known family.ever before I contacted you i have prayed soo hard
for God to lead me into a hand of a God-fearing person who will assist
us in this business with all his heart and soul,
I would like you to furnish me with your full name,physical address of resident,
identity card,tele phone and fax for easier communication I am working towards name you as the
sole beneficiary of my fund and as soon as they are ready I will send those documents
to you.
I will stop here for the main time.
Do have nice day and kep me posted.
Yours sincerely
Farhan






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