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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: "Promotion"<hh8888@terra.es>
Reply-To: <inforsanta@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:36:30 +0200
Subject: 2009 Promotion

TICKET No: 20511465463-7644
REF No: 5687SPL876
BATCH No: SPYU6868

You have just been awarded the sum of 1,000,000,00 Euros Only which
was won by your E-MAIL Address in our El Gordo de la Primitiva Lottery
Promotions here in spain madrid. Do get back to this office with your
requirement via

Santaclau Agency
Name: Robert Martin
Tel: +34 634 039 043
Email: inforsanta@aim.com

Names :............
Address :................
Country :...............
Phone No :..............
Occupation :..............
Age :................
Sex :.................

Best Regard
>From Mr.Edison Walker

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