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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: "John Walters" <jander5ty@myway.com>
Reply-To: johnwalters@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:00:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Mutual Benefit


Greetings to you my Friend, May I clave your indulgence to solitcite your co-operation in a business opportunity.This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal soliciting for your unreserved assistance in consummating an urgent transaction with us.I got your contact from my ministry of commerce here and I decide to contact you.I want you to help me and my two other partners to receive money on our behalf for mutual benefit investment in your country.The purpose of my contacting you is because we cant transfer this money on our own without we having a foreign partner and also due to our status and position here.As soon as you reply this message notifying your interest,I will be sending you the full details about myself and my two (others) and also about the funds. Reply to my personal email if you are interested to partner with us in this venture.Email:johnwalters@latinmail.comThank you.

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