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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: "CAPTAIN ZUZUS ANANI" <captzuzus@Z6.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:26:40 +0400
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT

DEAR FRIEND
I AM SO SORRY FOR SENDIND UNSOLICITY EMAIL TO YOU BUT I WANT YOU TO PUT IT INTO CONSIDERATION AND RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL URGENTLY BECAUSE I
HAVE NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE THAN TO EMAIL YOU MY NAME IS CAPT EZUZUS
ANANI AM FROM AVERI COAST I CAME TO DUBAI TO INVEST SO I WANT YOU TO HELP LOCATE A VERY NICE BUSINESS THAT CAN YIELD A VERY NICE
PROFIT FOR BOTH OF US SINCE YOU ARE A FULL BUSINESS MAN AND ALSO
I WANT US TO BE DOING EVERYTHING URGENT AND TRY TO EMAIL ME IMMEDIATELY
OR SEND YOU NUMBER AS TO ENABLE ME CALL YOU SO THAT WE WILL ARRANGE HOW YOU WILL COME AND MEET ME AS TO ENABLE US DISCUSS ABOUT IT FACE TO
FACE
REGARDS
CAPTAIN ZUZUS ANANI
NB I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FROM A MAGAZINE I SAW IN MY AGENT OFFICE=2E

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam