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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: "barrpauleze11@terra.es" <barrpauleze11@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:32:53 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Greetings from Global company,



Greetings from Global company,
Date: 08/03/2009

This is to inform you that there is a package in this office deposited by
a private organization body on the 20th of August 2008. Your email address
was attached to it and is to be delivered to you. I have been waiting for
you to contact me for your confirmable package which contains a Bank Draft
of =C2=A38.8million Euros and some vital Documents.

Kindly contact our branch office (Global delivering company Espanish, Head
office.) to avoid fraudulent issues concerning the service -Name: Mr.
Patrick Sam,ESQ.Email:(globlspdcmpy10@live.fr) Tell: +34 64063112.You are
required to provide him with the your information:

NOTE: Every claim has en expiry period of fourteen working days (14days)..

MR. David Walter.
Global company,





Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil=
.

Inf&oacute;rmate pinchando aqu&iacute;.

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