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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: "Anan"<ananmartins@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <anan4martinsfamily@live.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 03:09:39 +0200
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION!!

My name is Anan Martins.I know you do not know me but i saw your email address through an internent search and i decided to contact you.I am 21 years old.Please there is something very important i will like to tell you so you can guide me and help me in your country to enable us transfer my family inheritance funds,set up a profitable business investment,relocate me and my mother over to your country so i can further my postgraduate(masters) degree.i wait for your kindest reply.

Regards,
ANAN.

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