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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: "william hookman" <w_hooksman@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:41:54 +0000
Subject: FROM WILLIAM HOOK ANITA NEED YOU ANTTENTION

Dear friend,
I saw your profile in one of the web and will like to let you help us out
on some thing, This is something about a girl whose name is Anita. Her
parents died on a very ghastly and fatal motor accident.

The father of this Anita is a very rich and wealthy man but
he has no son his daughter Anita would not inherit his property
according to the tradition of the people in their area. which states
that a girl cannot inherit the wealth of her father only the
male child can, But this man has no son. So the uncles of this
girl now take all the possessions of the late man and push the
girl out. so is now with me .

This girl being an tactful lady secured the money her father dropped
in bank $11,300,000 USA dollars ( $11.3,million USA dollars.) which her
wicked uncles knew not about it. So the problem we have is that we are
looking for a foreigner who can assist us both financially and other wise by
accepting our request to send the money to your account. once this
is done we will come over there and have the money shared. And do know that
we are
ready to give you 30% of the total fund once the money is secured through
you.
So if you are willing to help us, please mail me back immediately.
You are required to forward the following details to help
facilitate the processing and certificate which will facilitate the release
of
the money.

1. Full names.
2. Phone number.
3. Fax number.
4. Occupation.
5. Sex.
6. Age.
7. Nationality.
8.Your residential address
9 .home address:
10. bank account details
if you are willing to help Anita, please mail me back to this
w_hooksman@yahoo.com immediately

Thanks, hope to read from you.
William hook

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