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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: rosemary aka <r_aka225@yahoo.se>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 07:13:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Mrs.Rosemary Aka.


Dear Sir,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Son intend to establish in your country.

There is this amount of Two million Three hundred Thousand U.S dollars($2,300,000.00) which my late Husband kept for us with a bank here in Abidjan before his death.

I and my son have decided to invest these money in your anywhere safe enough outside our Country for security and political reasons.
We want you to help us transfer these fund from here into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas were tax will not be much.

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 8% of the total fund.

I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs.Rosemary Aka.

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