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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: john_embeki16 john <john_embeki16@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:38:45 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Allcation


Dear Beloved, I am Engr. john embeki the chairman of the ivory coast cocoa corporation but i am using this opportunity and avenue to present a profitable proposal which you might see the reason of inclining. I saw you as an interesting character and felt that i could add to your knowledge of financial exploit. I want to know your capability of putting up a claim to a storage company where a huge amount of money is packaged in a trunk boxes and deposited them. I know a thing of such magnitude can doubting and apprehensive but it is a 100% risk free hence the deal was carefully planned and arranged. Awaiting your soonest and positive responses. Best regard's, Engr. john embeki






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