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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: "Noyo Noyo" <nnl546@msn.com>
Reply-To: mr_noyo11@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 16:46:39 +0000
Subject: Attention: Friend

Attention: Friend.

My Name is Mr. N. Noyo, Please Sorry I write you this mail. I write from
South Africa. I am one of the Chairpersons with the British American
Tobacco Holdings (SA) Ltd.I want to tell you about a Forty Five Million
Dollars (45m) Arrangement that we have move via the South African Diplomatic
means. I need you to help me to receive this money through adiplomatic
means. I have met with a top diplomat who will handle all about this
transaction.

I look your good self to help me if you can, to be the one that will take
the ownership from South Africa. All Arrangement is in place. No one knows
that what we are shipping via South Africanimmunity coverage is money ok. If
you confirm your are ready now, I
will communicate with you and further detail you on how we are to get this
opportunity taking care off.Your participation will be highly reworded and
mind you, this is a very private arrangement and must be treated as
such.Please with respect to you, I will like you to reply with your full
information and your private contact numbers.

This money has been moved over to the diplomatic long room of the South
African Government awaiting shipment as diplomatic Insurance Bonds. Trust
me; this is with my high contact here in South Africa. Can you handle it
when it comes to you? How will you pay it in to the Bank? Can you do it? No
joke about this. Reply me all is moving now I will paid shipping price.
This business you don't tell any one ok.

Thank you very much
Yours truly,

Mr. N. Noyo



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