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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • deanthomas0006@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "abc121@terra.es" <abc121@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:33:29 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: THANK YOU!!!



My Dear good friend,
Complement of the day, and how are you doing? I know you might find it a little confusing and difficult to remember me, but I am very delighted to contact you once more after some couple of years.
I am happy to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund that we tried so heard to transfer it to your account with assistance and cooperation of my new business associate. Mr. Rene.

I am presently in Luxemburg trying my hands in some new ventures. For your past effort and assistance in trying help with this transaction, I made available the sum ofone million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar cash {$1750, 000, 00} in a save deposit with my secretary. This fund is meant for you for your support that you gave to me through out that period. I know that this is too far below the amount that was due to you should we have carried out this transaction together.

Please do contact my secretary as a matter of urgency and instruct him on how he can this fund transferred to you as soon as possible. His name is Mr. Dean Thomas; his private e-mail is deanthomas0006@yahoo.co.uk I told him of your impending contact and to assist you with all necessary requirements to get the fund transferred to you. All necessary mandates in relation to this fund have been perfected. You need to contact him with the following information:
1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
3. A SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
As soon this is done he will start the process of get this fund transferred into your account NOTE: the fund is in a save deposit of a security company.
Thanks and I look forward in hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,

Dr. Alfred Bassey.










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