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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: drjamesfrank@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:56:40 -0400
Subject: URGENT

How are you today? I just want to inform you that, we are EFCC in Nigeria; we need to know all the information regarding thus Freud rant people. So that we can balance you all the money you spent in this deal with them?

Let us know how much have you spend in the business? Because Nigeria government want to repay half of what you spend in the business.

Federal government of Nigeria have map $ 500 million dollars to pay for all the people that lost they money in Nigeria Freud rant scam.

Let me hear from you very urgent.
Best regards,
Dr.Frank James.

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