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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: From yani dawood <dawoodyani2@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: yani.dawood@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:50:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Yani Dawood

Hello,

I am miss Yani Dawood, 20 years old from Coted'Ivoire. Daughter of Mrs Fatima Dawood . I have 8.5 million USD which was made by my mother before she died in oct 2005 which is left in a suspence account in a bank here in coted'ivoire.I want you to assist me transfer this amount to your bank account
before coming to your country for investment and to further my studies. I have decided to offer you 20% of the total sum for your desire to assist me.

Best Regards.
Miss Yani Dawood.





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