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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: "MR ODABAH" <odabah@capitalbanklimited.com>
Reply-To: charles_capitalbanklimited@nyc.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:49:12 +0000
Subject: Business Advise

Dear Friend,


REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY

Actually,we have not had the pleasure of each other's acquaintance but I
hope this will be remedied soon, I am in search of a foreign business
partner who can invest and manage some funds into a viable endeavor, capable
of yielding reasonable annual return as profit on principal amount invested.

I prefer an overseas partner who can clear the funds which total sum amounts
US$20 Million ( Twenty Million USD ) to his/her account, carry out the
actual business and remit profit to my account without trace. I require
someone who is reliable and trustworthy, and above all cautious, who has a
vision and who will be able to manage whatever business in which we shall
inject venture capital and declare a profit at the end of the day.
I need someone who can share my dreams and ideas. The above mentioned amount
shall be transferred in two installment into the designated account which
you shall provide for this transaction.Should you be interested and capable,
please contact me via this email while you will include your confidential :

1.Telephone and Fax number
2.Your contact address
3.where money will be lodged for the investment
The above information will enable me get a local attorney who will commence
on the legal application of the fund transfer to your designated bank
account which you are providing for this transaction, while detailed
documents of fund transfer and investment plans / process shall be sent to
you through same medium considering the magnitude of forex involved .

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation while I await your urgent
response to this proposal. I hope to hear from you soon.God bless.

Dr. Charles Odabah
The General Manager
Capital Bank of Nigeria Ltd,
Marina, Lagos. Nigeria.

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