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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: "smith ben" <smithbenintlstore@smithbenintlstore.com>
Reply-To: smithbenintlstore@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:24:20 +0000
Subject: ORDER PLACEMENT.

DEAR SALES, I AM MANAGER OF SMITH BEN, AM RESIDENTIAL OF U.S.A,BUT MY COMPANY IS IN AFRICA I WILL LIKE TO ORDER FOR A ITEMS IN YOUR PARTICULAR STORE, I WANT YOUR STORE TO LET ME THE TOTAL PRICE FOR ALL THE ITEMS INCLUDING THE SHIPPING PRICE. I WANT YOU TO TELL ME THE SHIPPING PRICE  TO (LAGOS) NIGERIA.SO THAT I WILL PAY WITH STORE  CREDITCARD ACCOUNT,SHIPPING METHOD:(UPS OR DHL) I NEED YOUR REPLY .

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