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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: "Mrs Tracy Kelvin" <foundationhouse5@mchsi.com>
Reply-To: queensfoundationdept@live.co.uk
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:33:08 +0000
Subject:



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Congratulation you were Donated the Sum of
500,000Pounds.on the 18/12/2008 by the Queen
Elizabeth Foundation And United Nations,To help
you Promote your Personal Busness,and to Support
Charity In your Location.this is to mark our End
of year program. contact our Executive Secatery
Desmond Peterson via
queensfoundationdept@live.co.uk with your Full
Name,Contact Address,Telephone Number,Country,Age
And Occupation for verification Process.

Executive Secatery : Mr Desmond Peterson
Email: queensfoundationdept@live.co.uk

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