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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: "payne gbianza" <p_gbianza@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 03:05:45 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR COPORATION***

GOOD DAY,

I am Mr Payne Gbianza of Republique Centrafricaine,
A Minister for Agriculture under the government of proffesor Abel Goumba,
I am making this contact with you based on your contact I got from the net
while
making a research on the net.
I am interested in the partnership investment program with you corporation.
As a minister I awarded several contract to foreign contractors which
$48,000,000
(Forty Eight million dollars) dollars was accumulated as over invoice and
there is no way I can introduce this funds in my country or Bank considering
that I m a civil servant and as a minister I will be quarried, dismissed
and face the law for looting government funds.
The above situation prompted my decision to solicit your co-operation to
take delivery of this funds into your custody for my proposed investment as
you will be adequately compensated with $8, 000,000 US dollars.First and
foremost,
I apologized using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of
this magnitude,
but this is due to prompt access reposed on this medium.
In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a respected and
honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity, trust and
confidentiality. I will arrange all necessary procedures in ensuring a
smooth process for the funds to get to you. I will appreciate you contact me
once you receive this mail via my e-mail account indicating your capability
and
willingness to enable me to give you more details of my modus operandi of
getting this money to you hitch free. This matter requires your urgent
attention and confidentiality whatever your decision.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Payne Gbianza

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