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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: "asafa_ed@terra.es" <asafa_ed@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:09:01 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Expecting your response



Gooday
I am Edward Asafa, a senior staff of a bank inScotland, United Kingdom. I have written to seek your assistance with this business involving some redundantfunds we wish to transfer to you as a beneficiary for
safe keeping. We will transfer this funds in bits to anominated bank account of your choice preferably a fresh account for trust.
This would be shared half at par of the transferedamount with each other for your support after the transfer has been successfully concluded. Should you be Interested to do business with us, kindly reply by mail or by fax 448712561510 and I shall present you with more details regarding the funds origin and necessary procedure to make the transfer to your nominated account.
I am expecting your response
Edward Asafa






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