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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: gabonowe@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 07:45:51 -0800
Subject: RESPOND WITH DETAILED INFORMATIONS

MR RC GABONOWE(Bsc,Msc,Mnim.
DIRECTOR OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.

PLEASE RESPOND WITH DETAILS

I am Mr.RIBSON GABONOWE a native of Botswana and the director of project
implementation with the Botswana Department of Minerals & Natural Resources.
First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business
of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access
reposed on this medium. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation
with you in the execution of the deal described Here under for the benefit
of you and I.

Within the Department of Minerals & Natural Resources where I work as a
Director and with the cooperation of four other top officials,we have in
our possession as overdue payment bills totaling seventeen Million, Five
hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$17.500.000.) which we want to transfer abroad
with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual to receive
the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account to
receive such funds. More so, we are handicapped in this circumstances, as
the Botswana Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate
offshore account hence your importance in this whole transaction.

This amount $17.5m represents the balance of the total contract value executed
on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials
over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract cost have been paid
to the original contractor,leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount
which we have in principles gotten approval to remit by Key tested Telegraphic
Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide. We are prepared
to offer you 20% of the total sum excluding 5% that is mapped out for any
expenses that might be incured throughout the entire process as long as
you keep the entire process confidential to ensure a smooth and a successful
closure.

Please indicate your willingness to play a vital roll in this process by
responding to this email address:-gabonowerc@mail2world.com.

Once again, remember that time is of vital importance in this transaction.
Positive response should be accompanied with your full details which includes,full
address, telephone and fax details.

Your immediate response would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

MR R.C GABONOWE
Director Of Mines.










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