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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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: jeroem24@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 11:50:47 -0400
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED.


This is to inform you that this office is yet to hearing from you regarding the mail that was last sent to you inculding the form.

You are hereby required to make urgent contact with this office immediately to avoild delay in the processing of your winning prize

We look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Regards,
Mr. Hans van der Groot
AGENT/VERIFYING HOUSE
Rep.Ireland, France, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Spain
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