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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: "COULIBALY ALBASHIR" <albashir_usman@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: usman_albashir886@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:08:46 +0000
Subject: GOOD EVENING , I AM PLEASED TO SEND TO YOU THIS INVESTMENT PROPOSAL AS YOU DON'T KNOW ME BEFORE.

FROM
MR. COULIBALY ALBASHIR
Telfax (221) 826 08 48
Hello dear Sir ,
Compliments of the season ,I'm pleased to disturb you .
I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country.
I have a substantial capital of (US$9.3M ) which I honourably intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us, I inherited this money from my late father Chief Usman Albashir former interior minister of IVORY COAST .
I 'm writing with a view of soliciting for your kind assistance towards the retrival and
transfer of this fund to your account for further investment.
Your able co-operation is to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how money will be invested,properly managed and the type of investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your help and assistance.
Finally, I would like to know if this business proposal is acceptable to you and I will tell you on how to proceed to realising it.

Awaiting your urgent response as I intend to conclude this transaction within a limited time frame.
Yours faithfully,
MR. COULIBALY ALBASHIR
Alternative Email address usman_albashir886@hotmail.com

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