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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: "Mrs.Casandra Timi"<dmoffitt@catchnet.com.au>
Reply-To: <d_raymond2009@rogers.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 05:46:16 -0700
Subject: Urgent Notification Please Respond

Attention,



Prominent User of the Internet How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition.This is to inform you that a total cash prize of US $900,000.00 Dollars,given to the first (8) people who will be compensated in this world internet Programs.All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Web site through computer draw system and Extracted from over 100.000 companies I am using this opportunity to thank you for using the internet daily.




Due to your effort, using internet programs indoor and in your office, we want to compensate you and show our Gratitude to you with the sum of $900,000.00 United States of America Dollars we have authorized Mr. Donald Raymond in capital city ABUJA nigeria to assist you in getting your compensation checks across to you. The name and contact address with you want your cheque to be delivered to.



Mr. Donald Raymond is as follows;
CONTACT AGENT: Mr. Donald Raymond
EMAIL: d_raymond2009@rogers.com



Finally remember that I have forwarded instruction to Mr. Donald Raymond on your behalf to send the cash prize of NINE Hundred Thousand United State Dollars to you as soon as you contact him with your Delivery address and Telephone numbers without delay.



Mrs.Casandra Timi
world Library & Museum
Former Director International Online
Co-coordinator. © 2009 WORLD
INTERNET PROGRAMS®

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