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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: PAUL FREEMAN <servcice66@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 13:56:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: VERY URGENT


Hello

I have recieved your email and quite dont understand if you really want us to complete this transaction, because the way and manner you are taking this transaction simply proof to me that you are not serious with it. Honestly i had expected that by now we could have gone very far with this transaction.

I checked the link you send to me there is no picture there and i even dont understand why you should be asking for my picture when i have given you my identification before now, i really need seriousness in this bussiness because i dont want to loose this money.

Now i am writing to inform you that a financial agent of the bank will be arriving germany very soon to pay all out standing debts owed to contractors and inheritors of funds with us, and it is my wish to have the attorney process the relevant documents and have the approved so that you will be among the shortlist to be paid in germany.

If you are serious you have to confirm that to me, because it is going to cost me money to process the documents and pay the lawer his fee to make sure that your name will be included among the customers to be paid by the official on arrival to germany. if you are ready to have the money moved in cash to germany and you will visit the official to process the payment, let me know now so that i can work on that from tomorrow.

i have been calling the number you gave me and i guess is wrong cos i cant get through to you. check the number and get back to me as well.

Regards
Paul Freeman

Kort Kohlmann <KoK479@germanmail.info> wrote:

Hi,

I am thankful for your last email.

You should understand that as we work now together that I need to know more about who I am dealing with. So I send to you as well my photograph on www.mega-stars.biz/images/privat20627.jpg, so now can I see also at a picture of you? Please comprehend that I am a simple man who like very much to view you, especially at play.

Now I will expect a response from you please.

Kort

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