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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: "FRACOM OIL RESOURCES LTD" <fracom_oilresources@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:55:24 +0000
Subject:

FRACOM OIL RESOURCES LTD
# 37, CORN LANE,ACTON. ,
LONDON WB 1BA
Tel: +447774045527 (Mon. - sat. b/w 8hrs and 18hrs GMT)
+447092017900
Email: fracom_oilresources@myway.com


Our firm, is company that deals on crude oil business (,bonny light crude oil),

Right now, we have a deal to market ten million barrels (10,000,000 bbls)of crude oil from Nigeria. We hereby confirm this offer of bonny light crude oil-ORIGIN NIGERIA to your company.
PRICE; $45 DOLLARS PER BARREL,
QUALITY; STANDARD EXPORT BRAND --- API 36.75
QUANTITY; I,000,000 U.S BARRELS + O ?5% FOR EVERY OTHER MONTHS

Please contact me immediately by email and phone.

Regards
FRANKLIN HOWARD (MD)

Anti-fraud resources:

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