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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: "Miss Anita Barros." <a_barros2@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: a_barros1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:45:18 +0200
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY PLS.


Dear .

I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in my country Rwanda but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.
I am Miss Anita Barros Rwigyema from the Republic of of Rwanda, i am the Daughter of Late commander fred Rwigyema
The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand over some amount of money my Late father deposited for me as beneficiary.This money is Five Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars(5.5m$) my late father deposited it for me some years ago,

I am in refugee camp in Dakar Senegal now.i came here after the death of my parents, i came to this country to search for a foreign partner to help me retrieve this money from the Finance house and also help me relocate to your country and invest in real estate and industrial productions.I have contacted them so many times what they told me was due to my refugee status they will not release it to me,that i should present somebody or a company to stand on my behalf. i am now asking you to pls help me stand on my behalf to make this claim,to stand as my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well.

Please if you are willing to assist me,indicate your interest in replying soonest.

waiting
Yours Anita.

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