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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: gomezsoglo@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:14:36 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!


CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!


Your identification code IS UKTNL5623 for compensation
3348 Old Time Road,
Aintree, Liverpool,
LP9 6PK, England
From: Mrs Carlos Sweet

(Customer
Services)
Sir/Madam,


We are obliged to inform you that we have succeeded in resolving all
related problems that has held the transfer impossible.

With the help of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) who have rendered a
tremendous help to this Exercise. We regret to announce the mismanagement
of beneficiaries fund by our appointed zonal managers; we are not able to
meet up with winners fund due to list of names due for payment.


In appreciation of your patients and understanding to receive your fund we
have decided to compensate you with the sum of ($950,000.00) Bank Draft.

Your identification code IS UKTNL5623 for compensation. You are to contact
our coordinator officer Mr ERIC JONES, Access management and support
initiatives, a consultant firm on his e-mail address: ericjones@live.fr :

Please do send him your:- (1)FULL NAMES: (2)CONTACT ADDRESS: (3)E-MAIL
ADDRESS: (4)AGE & SEX: (5)TELEPHONE NUMBER: (6)FAX NUMBER: (7)COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN: (8)STATE OF ORIGIN: (9)BREIF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR COMPANY.

Do not hesitate to let us know immediately you receive your fund so that we
can take account of how many beneficiaries were paid.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.Congratulations once again.

Yours in service,
Mrs Carlos Sweet
(CO COORDINATOR)

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