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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: "Denis Wayas" <dniswayas@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dniswayas@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:27:19 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT

Dear Sir/Madam,CEO
I pray that this mail gets to you not as a surprise, but in sound
mental,spiritual and physical health.
I have a client who wants to invest in your country and with
US$15.735M. My client is a General in the army and he needs protection for
his family.

If you can handle such a huge sum of investment that requires honesty
and transparency please get back to me as soon as possible so that I will
give you the detail information, for example the investment plan and
agreement procedure. I am waiting for your urgent response.
Thank you,
Dr. Denis Wayas
Send reply to Email:dniswayas@yahoo.com
Tel:234 803 712 1343

Anti-fraud resources:

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