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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: luckyanderson@tiscali.at
Reply-To: richard_william2004@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:50:57 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS INVESTMENT REPLY

URGENT BUSINESS INVESTMENT REPLY

FROM: MR RICHARD NUMAN

40 WOODALE ST.

EAST LONDON,

I am a financial consultant based in east London have a client (a widow)
she has $12,000,000USD with a private equity investment trust company for
safekeeping. And she is willing to offer you 20% of the total fund if you
can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any bank of your wish.
She wishes to invest in a stable economy. Her interest is in companies with
potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client is interested in placing
part of her fund in your company, if your country?s bi-laws allows foreign
investment.

You can contact me for more details via my e-mail address(richardnuman2003@yahoo.co.uk)
or fax with Your reference.

Yours faithfully,

MR RICHARD NUMAN

N: B The fund is free from drug and laundering related offences and this
transaction need utmost confidentiality.



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