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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: Fedex Delivery Service <info@admin.com>
Reply-To: fedex.courier3@ire.ir
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:19:25 -0500
Subject: Greetings From Fedex



Greetings From Fedex,

This is to inform you that there is a package in this office deposited
by one Mrs.Vanessa Brian. Your email address was attached to it and is
to be delivered to you. I have been waiting for you to contact me for
your confirmable package which contain a Bank Draft of 95,000.00 USD
(NINTY FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLERS) and some vital Documents.

Kindly contact our branch office
Fedex West Africa
Delivery Office.
Name: Mr.Darry Jones
Email: fedex.courier@ire.ir
Tell: +2348134630707

You are required to provide him with the following information:
-Name:
-Address:
-Age:
-Marital Status:
-Nationality:
-Telephone Number:

The only money you will send to him to deliver your
Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is $200.00 USD
only for the security keeping fee.

Contact Mr.Darry Jones for your tracking number.

Regards,
mr. Austin Lucas.
Fedex Notification Dept


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