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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: "Don Eddie" <eddiedon400@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:15:24 +0000
Subject: REPLY

eddie don AND ASSOCIATES
Talackerstrasse 1, P.O. Box 05 Zurich
Opfikon-Glattbrugg, Switzerland.
E-mail:eddiedon400@hotmail.com
I am Dr. eddie don a financial consultant based in Zurich,
Switzerland. I have a client (widow) she has Twenty Million
Pounds (£20.000.00000) with Eagle Finance Company
based inGuernsey Island UK for safekeeping.

My client is willing to offer you 20% of the total fund ifyou can
assist her transfer this fund to your country or any bankof your
wish as she needs an assistance of a trustworthy person whowill
be willing to offer financial/moral assistance for herproposed
profit oriented transaction in order for her to invest in astable economy.
Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapidgrowth in
long terms.

My client is interested in placing part of herfund in
your company. You can contact me for more details via myprivate e- mail
address:eddiedon400@hotmail.com stated above for more details.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr. eddie don (Chairman)

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