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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: AFRICAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT <investigationdepartmentafrican@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 06:46:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AFRICAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT




AFRICAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT

MOTTO-REF: SECURITY WATCH GL-GWAS-0-31

ADDRESS; PLOT 158 MARTINS WAY,
VICTORIA

ISLAND.

Attention Dear Beneficiary Amarjit Singh,

From the records of outstanding payment with the federal Government of Nigeria, your name/email contact was on the list amongst the outstanding beneficiary’s that are yet to receive their payments.

I wish to inform you that your payment has being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Please re-confirm to me if this is Online with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings:

(1) Your full name.

(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

(3) Company's name,position and address.

(4) Profession, age and marital status.

Based on the finding in this investigation Department we wish to warn you against some impostors. We have been informed that some impostors are contacting people in Respect to the collection of their fund that was long approved in their favour.

As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignment for quite some time cuddly known to no One but the President and some top Government Officials who Are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities in Africa.
We apologize on behalf of the President and the people of Africa for any delay and lost this must have coursed you.
We promise that such thing will not happen again, thanks and bear with us as you response quickly to enable commence in your favour.

Yours sincerely,
Agent Hassan Ahmed
(HEAD OF THE COMMITTEE)




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