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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: "walter" <smith_walter@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:30:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT ( MEER KAT )


DEAR KIRSCHDER, AM SURPRISE YOU HAVEN`T REPLY MY MAIL TILL NOW, PLEASE GET BACK TO ME, DO NOT BE SCAM BY SOME FRAUDULENT ELEMENT. PLEASE DO NOT REVEAL OUR SECRET TO THIS IDIOT. WALTER SMITH ( MEER KAT )--- On Thu 10/12, Philippine Kirschder &lt; philippinekirschder30@mozartmail.info &gt; wrote:From: Philippine Kirschder [mailto: philippinekirschder30@mozartmail.info]To: smith_walter@myway.comDate: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:00:08 +0100Subject: Re:{Spam?} RE:RE: RE: RE: I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE.Tell me why you are mailing to me again? I had told you that the last message from myself was a mistake. It was just a wrong selection of the email address. At the moment I have emailed the correct person and it is not you.Sorry.Ms KirschderTrying to fit in. Born to stand out. http://www.ppmusic.com/music/comp05.htm

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