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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: "Lucas Anderson"<primecca@optusnet.com.au>
Reply-To: <luanderson@sify.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 20:49:38 -0700
Subject: Job Opening(Stock Clothing And Textiles Ltd.)


Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Lucas Anderson. I would be very interested in offering you a
part-time paying job in which you could earn alot.Am a freelance for STOCK CLOTHING &
TEXTILE.(www.stock-textile.com).

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US?
Presently, I have just been granted a funding to head a research
project in the tropical regions of Europe regarding CLOTHING AND TEXTILES
and this would be commencing very soon?

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