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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: "john best" <johnbest006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: blossomumadi@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 07:15:25 -0500
Subject: INVESTMENT

Dear Sir,

I am looking for your cooperation in building a TouristHotel/shopping
Mall
or Real Estate in your country. I am sorry if this is not in line with
your
business.I need an experienced person like you to assist me to set up
develop the project and assume responsibility of ownership as chairman
but
will be bringing in profit /distribute profit monthly or annually.

I am Ebere Mercy,a citizen of Nairobi ,Kenya.A former Presidential
adviser
on Budget and planning to the former president of Kenya,Daniel Arab
Moi.I
acuirred this money as a result of gold and diamond export.

I am currently in possession of { $30 Million United State Dollars Only
},which i want to use for investment purposes preferably in your
country.

Now the present government of Mwai Kibaki has intensified efforts at
probing
Moi's government, goverment officials have turned their backs on us and
have
been frustrating me and others that served under Daniel Arab Moi. For
this
reason, I left Kenya for Britian { London } I am now in London.

That is why i need someone like you who is trustworhty and honest, to
assist
me achieve my objectives,and also manage the business for me.

However ,I got your email information on your Hotel contact list,that
is why
i am making this exclusive contact with you. your immediate reply will
be
highly appreciated and I shall give you more information on this
project,and
your percentage and all what is expected of you.

Please contact me at my private email{ebere_mrcy@yahoo.co.uk} Your
response
is higly welcomed.

Thanks and God bless.
I Remain Yours;
EBERE MERCY

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