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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: "TINASUS" <ricotina50@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 00:53:56 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT

Dear,
Please bear with me for sending this letter to you
surprisingly.My name is TINASUS a young man
originally from Liberia in west Africa.

My sole purpose of conacting you is for you to assist
me in selling of my rough(uncutted) diamonds which
weighs 14,220 carats,from (3-45 carats),(3kg gross) on
the scale,("H"VS-1 quality),all rough and worths
about(US$18Million)was deposited by my late father in a
Security Firm and it is awaiting for my order to be
transfered as I am the "NEXT OF KIN" to the deposit as
it is indicated in all the depositional documents.
pls. for the confidentiality of this mail, pls give me your
private email contact for unward arrangement.. And do
contact me with ricotina9@yahoo.co.uk

Wish to hear from you soon bye and God bless.

Yours,
TINASUS









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