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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: "jarry johnson" <jarryjohnson2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:46:54 +0100
Subject: Urgent reply

From: DR. JARRY JOHNSON
(Philantrophist)


Dear good friend,

Suject Matter : SINCERE COMPENSATION

You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, a very
long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact you
again, after couple of years now. It takes fate, courage and God's fearing
to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratification to them,
despite circumstances that made things, not worked out as we projected then.

I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction we were pursing
together, finally worked out by God's infinite mercy and I decided to
contact you, just to let you know. I have conscience as a human beign, due
to your tremendious effort and contribution to make things work out in
retrospect.

Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Luxemburg for numerous
business negotiations and establishment. I just arrived yesterday night and
checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business centre
to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I have raised and signed an
International Cashier's Bank Draft, to the tune of USD$520,000.00 ( FIVE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DECIMAL ZERO-ZERO UNITED STATES DOLLARS) only in
your name as COMPENSATION to your dedication, humanity and contribution, as
it were.

Please, contact NOW, my confidential secretary, he is in the name of :

MR. EMEKA JOHNSON ( Secretay)
E-mail : emekajohnson@yahoo.com
Tel. : 234 80 383 174 25

You are to forward to her, the following :

1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER ( If necessay)

She, will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your
Residence Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reach via
this very mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity period
of 12 banking days.

So, your early response to that effect, shall be admired. You have to mind
the days on route shipment.

Sincerely Yours,

DR. EMEKA JOHNSON
(Philantrophist)

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