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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: jessup kasim <jessup_111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jessup_98@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:37:57 +0100
Subject: hello beloved

Dear Friend,


Here is my name jESSUP from United State of America writting you in respect
of a recent deal that emanated in our bank.With my competence and top level
in the bank,i and my colleague detected millions of dollars (US$23.8M)
belonging to one of our customer who died in fatal HURRICANE RITA
disaster.Several effort was made to trace any of his relations to take
possession of the funds but to no avail Leaving this funds dormant in the
bank will be a great lose to us and will later be use f! or another
project.We have bravely and perfectly packaged the funds as a cargo and
deposited in a good and reliable cargo company for safety.we require you to
sincerely and honestly stand as our beneficiary outthere to enable
legitimate and easy claim of the cargo from the company without any
problem.You are needed to help in this opportuned and golden deal because we
can not run the deal our self due to our sensetive service in the bank and
wouldn't want any observation for safety of the deal and our dignities.For
this deal to be executed as planned,your details is urgently needed,your
full name,your contact address and your mobile phone and fax number to
enable us forward them to the cargo company for legitimate release of the
funds in your favour.It is good we notify you your share in the deal for
certainty,your share in the deal is $5Million for assisting us.Thanks and
kindly keep this deal secrecy because we are still under the service of the
bank.You should reply a! lternatively to this box ok.

Aternative email address:jessup@my way.com

I expect your earliest response.

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