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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: "ganivin brown" <ganivinbrown@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 11:39:47 +0000
Subject: RE:INFORMATION

I HAVE TO INFORM YOU THAT I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH YOUR ATTITUDE ON ALL
ISSUES CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION AS I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU ALL THIS
TIME.

I HAVE CONTACTED THE SECURITY COMPANY WERE THIS GIVEN FUND IS DEPOSITED FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO RESPOND TO MY MAILS AS
I AM NOT HAPPY WITH YOU.
PLEASE IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE WITH THIS TRANSACTION SIMPLY SEND YOUR
INFORMATIONS TO ME IN GETTING THE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL ENABLE
US TO FACILITATE THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THIS GIVEN FUND AS AT THIS TIME.

GANI BROWN.

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam