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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: Roger Kebble <drkeb@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kebblemd@executivemail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:44:27 +0200
Subject: JCI Limited



I got your contact through Moriel Business promotionswww.moriel-consultant.iwarp.com .My firm was taken off the JSE stock exchange last yearAugust and I am currently faced with two legal suitsfrom the Revenue service.I seek an honest and reliable person orCompany that can provide me a tax free safe passage account totransfer some stock and finance of up to $24m for an agreed period oftime.Respond only if you are interested and capable.RegardsRoger KebbleCEO
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