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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 GEORGE" <info@james-george.com>
Reply-To: jamesgeorge101@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:27:08 +0000
Subject: FROM: MR JAMES GEORGE

FROM: MR JAMES GEORGE
Dear Friend,

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction this is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidential and secret.Though I know that
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried. But
I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I have
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as well have
been reliably and convince of your discreetness and ability in the
transaction of this nature.
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr. James George,
director-packaging department with South Africa Reserve Bank, I came to know
you through my private search for someone I can confidently trust on, And
when I saw your name there; I have a maximum confidence in you that we can
transact this business.
THE PROPOSITION.

I want you to go into a venture with me as my partner in this deal by
helping me and claim this package/consignment, which I shipped to U.S.A.
through a United Nation (UN) accredited courier agent. Note the UN courier
agent does not know that package contains money worth US$4,000.000.00. All
in US$100 bills. And they most not know.
Therefore if you are willing to transact this business with me, kindly get
back to me via email address or phone as quickly as possible. Also in your
return mail includes this information's bellow.
YOU'RE MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX
I will give you as share 35% out of the total sum, and then the remaining
65% will be for me. If I receive your wiliness to transact this business
with me I give you more details regards to the transaction. Please reply me
on my private Email email address above.

Telephone:+447031919743
Telephone:+447031919756

Looking forward to receive your reply.

Best Regards,
MR. JAMES GEORGE

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