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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: "MR.ZUBBY AMACHI" <zubbyama@idncafe.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zubbyama@walla.com
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 02:06:07 -0700
Subject: Standard Trust Bank Ltd



From: The Manager,
Standard Trust Bank Ltd
First Light Branch
Lagos Nigeria.
Reply email: zubbyama@walla.com

l am Mr.Zubby Amachi a bank manager of the above branch
and a private financial consultant based in Lagos Nigeria.
l am obliged to see your contact from leads and deals
research which l am comfortable with them have a client
(widow)she has $4.5million USD with my bank for Investment
and for safe keeping only.

She wishes to invest in a stable economy like yours
hence l decided to contact you for this project.
Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid
growth in long terms and estate development. My client is
interested in placing part of her fund in your company, if
your country's by laws allows foreign investment.
l will detail you more the moment l have your concept.
Reply email: zubbyama@walla.com

Respectfully,

Mr.Zubby Amachi
Reply email: zubbyama@walla.com



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