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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: =?us-ascii?Q?John=20Papakou?= <JPapakou@seznam.cz>
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 19:27:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?Praise=20the=20Lord=20=21?=

John Papakou
Rep. of Benin
Tel: +229 08 51 52
Email: jppkou@zuvio.com

Good day.

Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you My name is John Papakou, a bank accountant.

I wish to know if we can work together.I would like you to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client who made some deposits to my bank. He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate.

If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Best regards,

John Papakou

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