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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: michael douglas <d_michael01@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mr.michaeldouglas@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 01:50:03 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL



Greetings,


I am Mr Michael Douglas, a Fund Manager with Fidelity Investment UK and I handle all our Investor’s Capital Project Funds.
I have a buisness proposition of 60.5 million United states dolllars for you.Upon your indication of interest,
i will flourish you with the details of this transaction.

Anticipating hearing from you.


Reply To_ mr.michaeldouglas@msn.com


Regards,


Mr. michael douglas.

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