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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: Mr.William Ossey <william000775@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: william00775@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:11:05 -0800
Subject: i want to in investment please get back to me


Dear Dirctors.
Best compliments of the day. I Need your help I have a sum of $10.5M (USD)dollar I want to invest It here in Dubai but I don't know anybody here to assist me. I am Mr. William Ossey the son of retired General in the Republic of Congo army and I need protection so if you can handle such a huge sum of investment please get back to me and again if you are really want to assist me please I have to tell you this we need to meet and discuses how to bring this money out for the airport here I am now in Dubai.
and I am afraid I never discuss this matter with anybody because this is my first time to come to this country and when I come here I saw too much black peoples here I hope that I am not going to have any problem if I am doing this with you I have to put all my trust on you please contact me through my private email,i will take you like my brother here now and I don't know any where here and i dont have any number now to reach me so contact me with my email address my private
Regards,
Mr. William Ossey

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