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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: VENUS KOBO <VENUS_KOBO@email.ro>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 06:14:02 +0200
Subject: URGENT CALL


Dear Sir,
I am Mrs Venus Kobo the wife of late Mr.Kingsley Kobo, Chairman, Contract
Award Committee of Sout-africa
Sational Petroluem Corporation [SNPC] since the inception of
Democratic governance in Sout-Africa.
This letter is not meant to cause you an embarrassment but this is a
result of discret inquiry with a view to locate a credible individual
or company that can assist me actualise the intent of this context.
In the course of executing my legimate job, I agreed with my lawyer to inflate
one of the biggest contracts
ever awarded by this corporation, plans towards this direction were
perfected and our intention made known to the prospective winner of
this contract who jumped at it because i made it a condition.
Meanwhile, this contract had long been awarded and execution of the
contract is in progress and because the final payment of this
contract is on sight, I need a foreign partner who I shall present
as a sub-contractor for this over-invoiced amount, hence the need to
contact you. I decided not to use any known connections because of
the possibility of sabotage and eventual leakage.
The total contract value is US$450,000,000.00 out of which
US$21,000,000.00 is the over-invoiced amount. This amount I want to
use you to claim. All the necessary processes will be undertaken by
me, details will be communicated to you as soon as i receive your
positive response towards the needed help.
All the same, let me inform you that i intend to give you 10% of the
total sum upon completion and conclusion of this transaction. 10% of
course is mapped out for any expenses incured both on my side and
your side while my lawyer and I will go home with the remaining
80%.
If you are intrested, kindly reach me via this email address:
venus_kobo@walla.com

for more detailed discussion. You can be
kind enough to reach me if your response is on the other side to
enable me search for another person.
i have run out of the city for security reasons infact i'm in exile for now
untill you are in position of the fund.With the help of my lawyer i have
succeded in transfered the fund to one security company in Europe THE FUND IS
RIGTH NOW.I WILL GIVE YOU THEIR CONTACTS as soon as you are willing to assist
me.
thanks


I expecting your urgent positive response,
I remain,
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.VENUS KOBO.


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