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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: georgeoba@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:18:55 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=249=2E5=20M=20DOLLARS=20FOR=20INVESTMENT=2E?=


#11 CREEK ROAD,
SOUTH MONROVIA
LIBERIA.

EMAIL: georgeuba001@fastermail.com

DEAR Good Friend,

$9.5 M DOLLARS FOR INVESTMENT.

I'm attorney GEORGE UBA I based in Monrovia here the capital City of Liberia.
This fund belongs to one of my clients, an ex-President of my Country. He
is now in asylum in a neighbouring Country. He asked me to get a reliable
some one to help him invest this fund over there in your Country, before
the present government of my Country claims it as they did to other of his
properties.

If you can assist invest this fund wisely with us, 20% of the total sum
will be yours. please contact me with the above e-mail address for details.As
soon as we agree upon the terms for the investment, you will speak with
him and know him better, after which it will take us 48 hours orless than
that to credit the fund into your designated bank account for immediate
investment.Be assured that this fund has no relationship with Drug, money
laundry or terrorism.

Hoping to hear from you soon.


Best regard.
Barr.George Uba

NB: PLEASE DO REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL: georgeuba001@fastermail.com














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