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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "mr magosagi" <drchuzzy@excite.com>
Reply-To: mr_magosagi@yahoo.cA
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:03:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: your immediate attention!!!replay






Dear Friend,Good day. I sincerely seek your assistance. My name is Mr.magosagi,whom his entire family waswiped out, as a result of Egyptian Airlines thatcrashed into the Red Sea in cairo and I am the onlyson. Before the accident, my Father deposited the sumof 7.3 million U.S dollars cash in a Security Companyin my name.I am with all the documents that covers the fund andas an asylum seeker, it is not in my legal capacity toput up claims to this fund. This is why I need yourassistance as my late father’s foreign partner to putup claims to this fund.I will forward to you all thedocuments that cover this fund.I will offer you 25% of the fund for your assistanceand efforts while 5% will be mapped out for anyexpenses that we may incurred during thistransaction.If interested and capable to assist me inthis transaction, please get back to meimmediately.You are to send me your telephone and faxnumber.I look forward to a favorable response from you Best regards,Mr.magosagi

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