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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: Karina Tahalli <karinatahalli9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <karinatahalli@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:50:04 +0000
Subject: I am single, and i need a serious partner.



Good Day, I am Karina Tahalli,I am a Burkinabe, a native of Burkina faso,West Africa. I was born in Ouagadougou hospital, in 1986 and i am a girl of 21 years old now. I also schooled in Banjul,Gambia,so I can speak english more than my official native language french and my typical language. I am single and i need a serious partner, a man to share my feelings and emotion with everytime now that i am back in Ouagadougou Burkina faso,and also will eventually develope into marriage and family with our support to each other. I do not want to marry anyone from my tribe. So that i can have a mixed breed baby and be able to move out of my country to see places and get more exposed. i am just adventurious and loving.You will always love being with me. If you would want a relationship with me. i would want you to get back to me. Thanks. Miss Karina Tahalli.
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