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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: "Michael Brown"<michaelbrown006@myway.com>
Reply-To: michb0001@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:43:14 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Please Reply Immediately


Dear Partner,My names are Michael Brown, I am the auditor and head ofcomputing department of a bank here in Scotland, United Kingdom. There is an account opened in this bank in 1998and since my Inception into office in 2001, nobody hasoperated on this account.I have the courage to look for areliable and honest person Who will becapable for this important transaction.In order to transfer out £30,000,000.00 (Thirty MillionPounds Sterling) After going through some old files, Idiscovered that if i do not Remit this money out urgently;it will be forfeited for nothing.My physical arrival in your country for the sharing andpossible investments.You stand to get 35% of the total sumwhile 5% will be for expenses that will be encored duringthe process of this transfer and the remaining 60% will befor me.I will fill you in with further details upon your reply,God bless you upon your comprehensive attention towardsthis important transaction.Thanks Sincerely,Michael Brown

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