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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Anan Martins <anan_martins85@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ananmartins@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 06:18:55 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION!!



Dear friend,
I am Anan Martins,age 21 and a graduate of Estate Management from the University of Nigeria Nsukka .It's my humble intention to confide in you that my father Engr.Patrick Martins died in 2005 as a result of his diagnosed cancer and he had a fixed deposit sum of $9.5(Nine Million,Five Hundred Thousand USD) in Cote D'Voire.And since then,my mother as a good housewife she is, has been taking care of us within her meagre living.So considering the fact that i have now graduated and my profession of study has to do with real estate investment and considering the family present situation,i have discussed with my mother on the need to contact you on how best we can go into real estate partnership investment which will lead to the transfer of the money,the relocating of the family and my taking up of a postgraduate(Masters) degree in a University there in your country.
Regards,ANAN.
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