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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: "Uk Hot Malaysian Jobs"<nicole_franklin@live.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:42:59 -0500
Subject: DO YOU NEED A PART-TIME JOB??!! DO YOU WANT TO EARN BETWEEN 3.000 AND 6.000 USD MONTHLY?!!!!

DO YOU NEED A PART-TIME JOB??!! DO YOU WANT TO EARN BETWEEN 3.000 AND 6.000 USD MONTHLY?!!!! If you do, please e-mail us at nicole_franklin@live.com and you will receive more details from our representative. We are a humanitary organization and we need urgent a committed in your country. Our organization makes donations in your country and in other 42 countries. We have representatives in the whole world. All you need is to have a bank account at MAYBANK from MALAYSIA and for our safety we need a copy from your ID. We will send you a contract that you shall sign and send to our e-mail. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND WE WAIT FOR YOU TO ENROLLE IN OUR TEAM. HELP US TO HELP MORE PEOPLE IN NEED, EVERY DAY. Looking forward to hearing from you Nicole Franklin nicole_franklin@live.com

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