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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • hbravo60@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "h_bravo@terra.es" <h_bravo@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 17:58:12 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION



From Mr. Henry Bravo, ( Of Libreville Gabon ) Email: hbravo60@excite.com

Strictly Confidential

Sir,



This letter might come as a surprise to you especially since we have never meet or discuss before. Basically. I should have notified you first through a more confidential means if any, (even if it’s at least to respect your integrity) please accept my humble apologies if I had caught you unawares.

I will be interested to be a financial partner in your company in the area of expansion of your business. It involve ( US$15,500,000.00 ) Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars. Please write back for possible business collaboration as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Henry Bravo,

Gabon Citizen, ( A relation to El Hadj Omar Bongo, Gabon President, Libreville )





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