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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: "DURANT" <vincendurant@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:17:28 +0200
Subject: RECHERCHE DE JEUNES TALENTS

Je suis Mr Durant recruteur de jeunes talentueux
qui aimerais évoluer dans le footbal professionnel et cela dans le soucis de donner
donner aux jeunes talentueux dont l'age varie entre 14 et 20 ans.
En effet je suis actielement à Abidjan dans le but de recruter de jeunes africains
qui aimerais évoluer dans le football professionel en Europe et en Asie .
Ceci est donc un appel .Pour tous ceux qui serait interresé l'occasion
vous êtes donc offerte.J'attends donc vos mails pour donner les
Conditions.
Merci
Mr Durant

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