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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: "lawsonriggs5@terra.es" <lawsonriggs5@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:10:27 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Contact Mr Smith for your compensation bank draft



Hello dearest friend,
I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund transferred to a Swiss account. I did not forget your past effort to assist me despite the fact that It failed us somehow so I kept some amount for you in my own appreciation for your compensation. Now I want you to contact my present secretary Mr. Martin Smith. My former secretary Mrs. Rose Khobe is on marternity leave and wont be around until next year. Contact my present secretary Mr. Martin Smith and direct him on how to send the fund to you

CONTACT: Martin Smith
EMAIL: martinssmith111@aol.fr
Call him or email him and ask him to send you the total sum of ($950,000.00) nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand US Dollars in a certified international bank draft issued from UBS AG, Switzerland, which I have kept for your compensation.
Best regards,
Dr.Lawson Riggs
Pan-African Mortgage & Finance





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