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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.
  
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "jameslugard7@terra.es" <jameslugard7@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 13:55:19 +0100 (MET)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT SLIP FROM MONEY GRAM INTERNATIONAL



Attention The owner of this Email,There is an issue with the MONEY GRAM =
INTERNATIONAL in the amount of $1.5M USD directed in cash credited to file=
#/20182590, at the owner of this email address. This is to inform you that=
our presidence held meeting with director of ministry of finance on monday=
concern your money, all the concluction is that you will be receiving your=
money through money gram transfer and the amount is $7,000 everyday till=
your final payment and now contact ministry of finance with this E-mail (M=
oneygrambenin@live.fr )DR. Hilary Benson To renewing your file immediately =
to enable you pick this first $7,000,today you have starting receive your =
money now everyday through money gram transfer this is the information, an=
d remember that the amount you will receiving everyday starting from today =
is $7000.00 per day.get back immediately you receive it to send you another=
$7,000 tomorrow, fill this information and send it to ministry of finance.=
SENDER NAME;CHINEDU CHUKWUMA Ref/ 24637926 TEXT QUESTION HOW LONG?ANSWER..=
A DAY ..AMOUNT;7000...(1) FULL NAME..... (2) ADDRESS..(3) COUNTRY .(4) PRIV=
ATE TEL..(5) PRIVATE..FAX..(6) YOUR FILE NO. /20182590 YOURS FAITHFULLY Mr.=
James Lugard

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