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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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  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Micheal Howard" <micward_55@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: micward_55@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:14:17 +0100
Subject: Investment Assitance

Attn :
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency to my condition here in dakar senegal.I am Mr Micheal Howard.I have an urgent and very profitable business proposition for you that should be handled with extreme confidentiality.I got your contact from a partner for a possible transfer at hand now .My (Executive Director Mr Walter Scot who was the former minister of national security in America before he was assinated by the Islamic militants in the capital city of Iraq on 14/07/2006 .
He had a payment that was banked in a local bank in Dakar Senegal after a contract awarded by Foreign Ministry of Ecowas last year .We hereby looking for a reputable partner that will assist us in securing this fund.Moreover on agreement i will send to you the Bank Draft of which you will use to claim this money into your account .
The sum of 5% of the whole amount will be used to pay back the expenses that may be incurred during the course of the transaction by both parties after the fund has been claimed and lodged in your account.In the event that you are genuinely interested in the transaction,Forward the required informations :
(1) Your Full Name and Address, Your Private Mobile,Telphone and Fax numbers where you can be reached at all time because this transaction entails constant communication.

The transaction is 100% risk free as all modalities has been perfected to ensure the hitch free success of the transaction. If you are interested, send the requested information via email so that we can proceed I await your response urgently.
Best Regards,
Mr Micheal Howard

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