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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. Solomon Azare" <solomon@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: solo_azare@post.com
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 23:09:17 +0000
Subject: Investment Partnership

Sir,
Request For Mutual Business Partnership
Though, this business investment partnership request may come to you as a surprise though, a proposal in context. I am Mr.Solomon Azare, Executive Secretary Gulf Bank of Nigeria Plc.
I represent a group of Managers and Directors who are interested in investing in some ventures in your country with your assistance, we want some body or company who can invest and manage the sum which total US$25,500,000.00 into viable overtures that will yeild high profit annually as a way of turning arround the money for the benefit of the partners involved in the business, apperantly, we would want the funds been invested into the following businesses with your expertise supervision and advise;
1. Establishment of a five star Hotel in your country
2.Importation of Agricultural Equipents into my country
3.Investing Capital Sum into your country's Stock Exchange Market
Further more, this trust reposed on you is based on the confidence of the members who have asked me to contact you for this overture / partnership considering the resources put together for the succeess of this transaction. If this details are of interest to you please respond urgently for more information while you will have to include your personal Telephone, Fax numbers and your contact address.
Once again, I thank you for your anticipated partnership in this business.
Best Regards.
Mr. Solomon Azare
Ex. Secretary
Gulf Bank of Nigeria Plc.
73, Ibrahim Taiwo Road,
Kano City, Nigeria.

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