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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: markmbuzo@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 16:50:30 +0200
Subject: JOINT VENTURE OFFER/INVITATION

From Mr Mark Mbuzo
Johannesburg South Africa.
Phone: +00 27 83 431 9588

ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO,

I am a 38- year-old Angolan living in exile in South Africa.
I am interested in going into a joint venture business with you,
and this can be in any viable business area.

I am in a position to invest several millions United
States Dollars into any viable business offering,
including of course the possibility for us to remain
anonymous,(this happens to be a very important
condition to our offer).
However I would first of all want to know you more,
prior to my letting you into the details of what we
have to offer.

You probably would have been receiving such offers in
the past, but let me quickly state here that we are
not contacting you so as to take you for a ride. I
expect you would not do the same thing to me too.

Time means money in any business endeavour, I
sincerely hope, you feel the same way too.
Should you be interested in my proposal, please do
contact me as soon as possible on the above phone number or E-mail address.

Please do contact me with following data.

[1] Your complete profile.

[2] Your specific business/investment offer, and other
areas of investment you can readily make available.


Warmest regards,

Mr Mark Mbuzo.

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