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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: "Ma.Arlene Trillanes"<discovery-w@cbx.ru>
Reply-To: <ma.arlene_t@live.fr>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:02:20 +0200
Subject: Greetings From:Ma. Arlene Trillanes

Greetings From Arlene Tillanes

Dear One,

I am Ma. Arlene Trillanes, a native of Philippine nationality. I would Like
to have a long lasting and confidant business relationship with you if
possible entrusting my life time fortune into your possession.

As now I am broken hearted and needs someone to trust, without remembering
my past and forsaken experiences from close confidants and family.

I need someone who would take me for whom I am and as a life time partner.
Well, from your profile I believe in me that you ought to be a very honest
person. I would like to give you a brief description of my life.

I am the sister of senator Antonio Fuentes Trillanes, who was arrested and
since detained by the government forces on the 29th day of November 2007.
You may wish to update yourself with more information of my family official
pictures and news about my brother here:
(http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3007.cfm).

But not quite long, I was also arrested along with my brother, now I have
been released. All I want from you is to assist me make claims of some funds, he did
deposited with a diplomatic vault, the Amount being deposited is
much about 6.2 million USD.

All I want from you is honesty and sincerity, as soon as this money is
claimed by you, I will advise you on how to wire some money to me
to enable me pay off the chief justice for his demand in getting my
brother out of prison. And then fly over to meet you.

I wait your reply for more details.

Sincerely yours,

Ma. Arlene Trillanes.

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