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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: "Egbert Diero" <fegbert@rediffmail.com>
Date: 20 Jan 2007 03:13:52 -0000
Subject: Hello Dear


Complements dear,Please I contacted you in other to confind in you. I want to invest/sponsor a new Celibrity Show and also any profitable investment in your country with the sum of $21,000,000.00 (Twenty One Million USD.)whic I deposited in a Security/Finance Company.My name is Eng. Egbert Diero,a former Oil minister in Ivory Coast. Due to the problem I had with one of our officials,both of us were bound not to&nbsp; access our private bank accout untill futher notice. That is why I want to invest this part of my money which I deposited with the security company.I will want you to assit me and claim this fund from the Security Company as my Foriegn business partner.Of which the Fund will be sent to you in your country.I shall offer you 20% of this total fund after our smooth transaction.If you are sincere to assit me please reply me urgently through my below private email address; egbertdiero@yahoo.comRegardsEng.Egbert.

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