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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: anita kojo <anita_kojo2003@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:20:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: MY DETAILS RESPONSE


Dear Madras,

Thanks for your kind and immediate response to my proposal.This offer may seem quite amazing,but it will be legally followed up with 100% risk free and this is not a spam email.

What I really want from you is to give me every surpport for us to claim this my direct client's fund out from the security company over here in Lome the Togo capital.

However,may God bless you for indicating your kind interest and support in commencing and concluding this project with me,but like I have rightly explained in my first letter to you concerning this transaction,please note that we are required to keep this deal very confidential considering the nature of it as I would not want anything that will expose this project.

It is my duty to always carry you along in this project and will at all time direct you accordingly to avoid mistakes that might jeopardize the interest of this project,but please be rest assured that this deal is 100% risk free with no implication at all and your assistance to me in this business will be protected at the breach of law,but please you should promise me that you will not seat on this fund when it finally gets into your account and all my suffering will be in vain.There's no risk involve at all hence your claiming documents will be authenticated to suit the purpose of our claims.

The procedures and requirements to carry up this deal will be released and made open to you as soon as I hear from you,but remember that you should not open this project to a third party.I will be here to guide you in this transaction and make sure that all the legitimate documents of claims will be secured locally here by a lawyer in your favour to enable you stand firm and claim this fund for you and my humble self for our better future,since I could not locate any of our late customer Mr.Anson business associate..

Finally,before we proceed I would like you forward to me the following informations:your residential address,tel/fax numbers because those informations will enable me to write a formal letter of introduction and claims to the bank as our late customer Mr.Anson business associate.

Your swift response will necesitate me to forward to you more precised preliminary informations concerning this transaction.

Till I read from you again

Thanks and Remain blessed,

Awaiting your swift response

Best Regards,

Anita Kojo




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