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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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Mary Anna" <mary_anna206@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mary_anna207@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 10:05:57 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

hello

How are you today I hope that every things is ok with you as it is my great pleasure to contact you in having communication with you starting from today, please i wish you will have the desire with me so that we can get to know each other better and see what happened in future.

I will be very happy if you can write me through my email for easiest communication and to know all about each other, and also give you my pictures and details about me, i will be waiting to hear from you as i wish you all the best for your day.

your new friend.

Miss. Mary

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam