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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "lottdraw8 lottdraw9" <lottdraw014@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:10:19 +0200
Subject: Contact information: Bar.Cliff Alexander.

Contact information:
Bar.Cliff Alexander

Foreign Service Manager (Eaasl Africa)
Overseas Subscribers Agents
Freedom Park Building Unit 1440
Johannesburg (Gauteng) 2001
South Africa
Tel: + 27 73 375 6625.

Email:cliffalexconsultant_za@yahoo.com

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