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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mrakanchawa5@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Akan chawa" <mrakanchawa222@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrakanchawa4@excite.com
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:55:47 +0000
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR (TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY)

FROM THE OFFICE OF
MR AKANCHAWA
NO 345 GOLD ROAD
EASTEN LONDON/NIGERIA
TEL; 234-804-5647

INVESTMENT INTRODUCTION

I am a financial consultant based in east London Nigeria have a client
(a widow) she has $12,000,000USD with a private equity investment trust
company for safekeeping. And she is willing to offer you 20% of the

total
fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any

bank
of your wish. She wishes to invest in a stable economy.
Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long
terms.
My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company, if

your
countrysbi-laws allow foreign investment.
You can contact me for more details via my e-mail address or fax with

your
reference.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Akanchawa

Contact E-mail; mrakanchawa5@excite.com

NOTE; this fund is free from drug or any cost of harm and please make

sure you give me a call as i do not much visit my email or write me on

the hit reply.



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