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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. James Mbaka" <jamesmbaka@tiscali.ch>
Reply-To: mbaka1100@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 08:18:23 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY ON ESTATE PROPERTIES.

Dear,Sir/Madam
INVESTMENT ENQUIRY ON ESTATE PROPERTIES.
It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co-operation and assistance
in my desire to invest into Estate properties in your country.Briefly, I
am an oldman and due for retirement at any moment from now after putting
many years in civil service as Secretary Ministerial Contract Evaluation
and Implementation, in the presidency.
And during this past years in the office I was able to secure huge amount
of money from over-invoiced Government Contract Bills, through the advantage
of my position in the office. I have been deliberating on how to invest
this fund abroad in a confidential manner untill I came to a conclusion
to use it to buy Estate Properties and lease to people while
part of it will be used for non ? speculative investments in your country
as part of measures to secure the betterment of my retirement future, till
I come over to meet with you.
In view of this therefore, I am soliciting your confidence,support and assistance
as my partner to claim this fund for the investment project with your name
and support from the Security Vault where I deposited it for safe keeping.
This is because we civil servants are not allowed to own and operate Dollar
Accounts, especially outside the country.
As a matter of fact, to claim this fund remains the vital issue for now
which after the successful claim of the fund we can then invest immediately
into any Estate Property you may consider lucrative in your country or else
where. However, I will be happy to disclose to you the amount to be claimed
and invested as soon as I received your reply, as I expect you to be trustworthy
and kind enough to respond positively to my ENQUIRY. Assist me please.
Thanks
Dr.James Mbaka

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