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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: peterbasil20@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 15:58:05 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP

Dear sir,

Soliciting For Partnership.

My name is Mr.Basil Peters Chairman of contract award and monitoring committee
of Ministry of Urban and rural development, my duty as empowered by the
Pemba Island Government is to provide the basic amenities, social recreational
activities in urban and rural areas, This program includes assistance to
deprived Local communities and to co-ordinate projects and development at
the national level, Furthermore, from this projects we have been able to
secure some reasonable amount of U.S.$18.6m(Eighteen Million Six Hundred
Thousand USD Only)as commission from various Contractors resulting from
over invoicing ,hence all the necessary approvals has been completed.

This approved fund will be packaged and dispatched through a security company
for onward delivery to its final destination. These fund are first deposited
into a vault security before we will arrange for its movement to Europe
through diplomatic channel using decoy purporting that the fund belongs
to an expatriate/company, as we are Government official, we are not allowed
to operate/own foreign bank account, Hence we need you to stand as the beneficiary
and claim the fund on our behalf from the security company.

Presently I am searching for a reliable person/company of high integrity
/dignity and one with conscience who will claim this fund on our behalf
as the beneficiary, and we have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum
as commission for your assistance/effort. And 5% will be used to settle
every expense incurred. We will use 70% to invest under your recommendations
and guide and to go into Joint venture business with you.

I would greatly appreciate your assistance. As I look forward to your response
as soon as possible. Please reply to( basilpeters10@mail2world.com please
accept my warm regards as I wait your response.

Best regards,

Mr.Basil Peters


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