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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: "Investment Capital" <investmentcapital2@msn.com>
Reply-To: owens_darren@excite.com
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:16:25 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT BUSINESS CAPITAL/ TRUSTED

Hello,

I am a registered financial services agent of the FSA (Financial
Services Authority) in Edinburgh; the FSA is attached to the Department
of Treasury.

I am in search of a profitable Real Estate or medical investment
business in your Country and i would be glad if you can assist me in
any way Possible.Alternatively,we can both go into a joint partnership
investment business if you so wish.

I will provide the financial sponsorship for the investment business.We
invest the unclaimed funds in dormant accounts with us since 1995 which
no one from our proficient examination, after using the extensive data
protection database, has laid claims to.These funds under the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA),will be available for investment
if you are interested.

Send me a proposal for real estate or Medical investment business in
your Country.I have never been to your Country before and i will rely
on your expertise before investing.

I am looking for either a regular income-producing investment
(something that would generate revenue on a monthly basis) or more of a
long-term investment which would not generate income right away, but
would give you the greatest rate of return.

I will prefer you join me directly so that i can leave the investment
business in your care which will allow you to manage my investments in
your Country on my behalf.

I will need your response, in order to grant you access to the detailed
facts and figures to this project.

I will be most willing to go into partnership with you to see this task
completed within a limited time frame. I assure you there would be no
risk to your name or personality.

As soon as i receive your email response,i will send you more details.

Please respond to my alternative Email:owens_darren@excite.com

Stay blessed,
Darren Owens.
FSCS
Lloyds Chambers
Portsoken Street

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