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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "richardwhales11@terra.es" <richardwhales11@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:32:22 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: A CALL FROM JAMES B ARISTIDE OF HAITI REPUBLIC


RICHARD.W.WHALES
21 SUTTON COURT ROAD
LONDON,W4.

I am contacting you base on the recommendation from Jean Bertrand Aristide formal Haiti president who was forced into exile and currently in Bangui in Central African Republic.He has directed me to contact you and seek your assistance to help him manage a financial portfolio of over $20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Dollars) and he want you to claim this funds and put it into a partnership investment which will be constituted between you and him. He also advice that you protect his interest in his present situation as he can not monitor this deposit assets.

Please indicate your interest, to enable me furnish you with full information concerning this matter.

Your Sincerely,

Richard Whales.







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