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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • fredpascal007@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fred Pascal <fredpascal005@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 11:43:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Trust Really exist.


Dear One,
It is my pleasure to acquaint you with this proposal for The purpose of investment in your country. I am Fred Pascal the only son of late Jude Pascal from Sierra Leone. My late father was a Gold and Diamond merchant based in Free town Sierra-Leone. As a result of the political instability of Sierra-Leone, my late father came to Accra Ghana with the sum of USD 12,000.000 (US$12m),45,550carat diamond,and 10 kilo of gold which is West Africa for security reasons .
I am here seeking for an avenue to transfer this money to a reliable and trustworthy individual for investment programmes. I am here as a refugee because of the political crisis in my Country Sierra Leone. Please I would offer you 20% of the total sum of USD12m and other valuable items for your assistance. Please I need to transfer this money with the valuable items urgently because delay would not help at all and I need to relocate based on the political instability in this sub-region, to enable me continue my education because i was medical student before the sudden Death of my father.
Your immediate response would be appreciated.
Best regards
Fred Pascal
Alternative you can copy your reply to this email fredpascal007@myway.com


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