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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: william morgan <info_williams2001@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:19:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: LOOKING FORWAD TO HEARRING FROM YOU




FROM; WILLAM MORGAN




Dear, SUZIE



How are you today and your family?

Your mail message dated 06/10/19 was received and was understood, first of all, you must understand I have arrange all the process surrounding to this transfer,

Mr. SUZIE. I hope the 25% that I have resolved to offer you is acceptable be you, as you commission, I will invest 70% of my share in your country provided it is profit oriented.

And please, on no account will you disclose this to any other person, this should be strictly secret, only both of us will be aware of this till the conclusion. Why I am hinting on this is that people could be envy about it and decide to expose our trick, which is the reason why you will not even tell any body, as you will be going to do this transaction. Please, this is very important issue.

The position now is that you will let me know your preparedness, as to enable me contact the lawyer to give him go ahead order. And to make things faster, I will appreciate if you will provide me with direct phone to for more you details.

Finally, I want to assure you of 100% free risk transaction; so long you will be following all my advice. And I hope that this business is going to make more way for us to expand in life, I look forward for your cooperation, till I hear from you, thanks.

Please, call me to confirm the receipt of this mail message vie this number 0027- 8342-40342.

Looking forward to hearing from you

Yours’ faithfully

WILLAM MORGAN.








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