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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: "Aminu Idris" <aidris2020@msn.com>
Reply-To: aidris2020@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:35:19 +0000
Subject: [SPAM?] FROM AI

FROM THE DESK : AMINU IDRIS

Please permit me to make your acquaintance in so informal a manner.this is
necessitated by my urgent need to reach a dependable and trustworthy foreign
partner.this request may seem strange and unsolicited but I will crave your
indulgence and pray that you view it seriously.my name is Aminu Idris
working in the Federal Civil Service of my Country and would appreciate it
if you can handle an investment portfolio for myself and colleagues as I got
your contact while surfing on the internet for a partner to assist in this
transaction .

The objective of this correspondence is to solicit your collaboration in
effectively putting this funds to use in the real estate/securities sector
of your local economy for which I assume you will be of great resource as by
virtue of our position as civil servants , we cannot acquire these funds in
our names or in the names of companies that are based in my Country.I have
therefore been mandated, as a matter of trust by my colleagues to look for a
reliable partner abroad who can handle this investment portfolio as we are
talking in the tune of $22.5M ( TWENTY-TWO MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLAR ONLY ).

Please endeavour to avail in your return correspondence detail telephone
number to enable us elaborately discuss technicalities and modalities for
the effective implementation of this objective as we look forward to doing
this transaction with you.

Endeavour to respond via my confidential e-mail address as stated
aidris2020@yahoo.es

Thanks and best regards,

IDRIS AMINU Bsc.FIN

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