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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: James Mark <james101mark@yahoo.de>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:17:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Investition


Sehr Geehrter,

Vorname/ Herr James
Name/ Mark

Land/ Sierra Leonean

Ich habe die Summe von USD30 millionen von meinen Eltern geebrt. Meine Eltern wurden Diamanten Haendler.

Das Geld wurde von meinen Eltern in der Sicherheitsfirma fuer sicheres ehalten deponiert.

Momentan lebe ich in Elfenbeinkueste und zwar gibt es Buergerkriege, deshalb moechte ich das Geld in Ihrem Land oder firma investieren.

Ich moechte in den gunstigen Branchen investieren wenn Sie mir unterstuetzen koennen.

Koennen Sie mir helfen?

Ich warte auf Ihre baldige Antwort!

Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
Herr James Mark




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