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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mrbalden@executivemail.co.za>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:57:38 +0000
Subject: Hello from Ms.Penelope



Hello from Ms.Penelope Figoredo,
I am writing with the earnest prayer that my attention will meet favorably with you. I don't know quite where to begin. Let me start by saying, simply, that I am inspired to sending you this e-mail in my quest for you for some one I could call my own. With opportunity that will be mutual benefit to two of us, However, I am Ms. Penelope Figoredo, by name and I am 30 years of age from Benguela Province In the Republic of Angola. I am lady with a pure heart and I am also born again Christian.
My aim here is to meet some one that will be my friend and we grow into a full fleshed relationship and then we can move to the next level which is love. I am not here for any games, and I am not looking for a player either, so please if you are player don't bother to write me back as i will not like to be fulled arround, but if you are seriously looking for a serious relationship like I do then lets make it happen. I will email you my picture once i receive permission that we can go on and be friends.Looking Forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. I believe we can move from here. Please remember that distance or color does not matter but love matters a lot in life.Waiting to hear from you.
Yours Penelope.

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