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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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• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "irfcv volunteers" <willfred@mail2consultant.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: willfred@mail2consultant
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:05:07 +0800
Subject: HELP TO CHANGE THE WORLD

Sir/madam,
We are an international volunteering organization named
(irfcv)international rescuers for circumstantial victims
with our head quarters in Malaysia we primarily functions
to help the victims in war, religious conflicts , and
environmental hazards.

We beseech your help materially, financially and otherwise
to help us carry on the good will of humanity. this is
because of the increasing rate of victims in our different
camps due to the alarming rate of war cases and
environmental hazard mostly flood.
Presently now we have over 15000 victims in our
different camps manly in the Middle East.
We are trying our possible best to make sure they
are in good health condition and also feed well and maintain
good environmental condition .how ever we are trying to resettle
some that have no psychological effects during the time of there
bitter experience , to bring them back to the world and give them sense of belonging

This task is not for only a group, it is for the entire
world; no body knows who will be the nest victim.
We ask for your support financially and other wise
.remember your little contribution will go along way to
change there situation.
Thank you and remain bless as you help the victimized.

if you have any help to give financial or materialy please do not hesitate to
Contact. Mrs. Rose J. Irwana
Tel:0060173902682
Or 0060162044019
For financial contributions ,please contact,
ACCOUNTANT NAME: MR KINGSLEY PHILIPS
BANK NAME: MAYBANK BEHARD
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 114094031608
SWIFT CODE : MBBEMYKL
ADDRESS: 14290 WISMS SIME DARBY, WISMA SIME DARBY,
KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
in case of western union,
please do send to, mr david ndlovu, malaysia.

POSTAL ADDRESS; IRFCV VOLUNTEER HEAD QURTERS, E 2-7 AKASIA AP
, JALAN PUTRY,BANDER PUTRY PUCHONG. MALAYSIA.

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