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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: <cshedrack@turbonett.com>
Reply-To: shedyraymond@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:29:00 -0700
Subject: Compliments of the season




Good day sir/madam/ceo.

Compliments of the season,Permit me to introduce myself,
i am Chime Shedrack Chibueze, a Final National Diplomat (ND) Student of Institution of Management and Technology,(IMT) Enugu state Nigeria,Faculty Of Management Sciences, Department of Business Adminstration and management(BAM).
I am born in a family of five and The massive retrenchment of nigeria rail way co_operation affected my father who is 63 years old known as Mr Chime Sunny shedrack and my mother have no job now, Ever since this event took place, i have been living on begging to make sure that i see my self through with my accademic possure.
I am writting to you because i am in trouble and i need some money to pay my final ND school fees and as well work on my final ND project work. No matter the little amount you can afford, please do it for me, no amount is small, no matter how small it may look like, i will appreciate it.i'll also scan my school ID. card after you reply.
May God bless you.

Thanks,
Sincerely,
Chime Shedrack C.

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