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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Lilian Ray" <candysweetlilianr@libero.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: candysweetlilian@libero.it
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:05:16 +0100
Subject: *kiss* With love

Hello My Dear Friend,

How are you today? I am of the hope that you are doing good. It has been a boring week for me. Well I saw your email and I felt you are a nice person a part of me wants you, despite that I have not seen you in person but something really gave me a nice pleasure to communicate with you maybe because I was made just for you! so I decided to drop you this note. My name is Miss Lilian Ray. I wish we could be friends cos I believe you will appreciate a beautiful and interesting girl in search of love. You might be the man of my dreams and walking your way into my heart! just send a message to (candysweetlilian@libero.it) any time you realize it, hopefully it will remind you that a part of me is always there with you.

My dear do you know that friendship is a gift that is fair in all things. It roots from one's heart and involves memories that stay not for a while but for a lifetime? Love is something special, a treasure I want to find so If someone would ask me what a beautiful life means, I would lean my head on your shoulder and hold you close to me and answer with a smile: "Like this!" My heart welcomes you. You can get in touch with me on my private email address ("candysweetlilian@libero.it") Can I say I love you today? If not, can I ask you again tomorrow? Please never mind cos I don't want to end up missing you, hope and wait to hear from you.kiss

*kiss* With love,
Yours to be.
Lilian.

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