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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: "wal brown" <wal_brown@msn.com>
Reply-To: walte01_brown@myway.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:08:12 +0000
Subject: BE MY PARTNER IN THIS....

Dear Friend,


Please accept my apology for contacting you this way which was due to the
urgency of my request I am rather in a very precarious situation that
warrants my talking very little till I confirm our business relationship.

I just need to know you have the capacity to handle large funds and you can
be trusted.Presently I am in a tight situation,so all we need to do now is
to establish good contacts,which i will appreciate your response and
willingness to go in with me.

You would be well renumerated in a percentage form of the money,which i
will let you discuss with me when i must have told you how much is
involved,after you have replied to this email.

In your reply,i implore and urge you to let me know,your full
names,your contact address,where you are based,how old in age you are and
your kind of job.These are are very important for my assessment about your
personality and ability to do this,also your data is very very important as
it will be
used in the course of this highly lucrative business.

Hoping to hear soonest from you.

Regards,

Walter Brown.

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