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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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "williams ochad" <ochadwilliams41@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamssssochad@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 03:19:49 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT


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