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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • anastrust@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Angelov <supcontract@steam.to>
Reply-To: 1nvestor@myway.com
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:41:06 +0400
Subject: Trust Investment Plan



Attn:The President,

I am applying to become an investor in your private or company business. I am contacting you with the believe that we would be able to go into any good business venture that you may deem fit in your country or any part of the world.

We shall be placing an investment capital of $35Million Dollars under your person or company’s direct control for a period of 15years investment plan.After that we would revalidate the investment and see if it will be good to continue with your project or request change of business.

The purpose of investing through you or your company is because the investor can no longer invest in any business openly due to some corruption charges and political problems he is having now in his country.This has made his life to be under serious treat from the government of his country. You or your company will handle all his financial investment in your company until the problems are over and this will take the period earlier stated in this mail.

I shall send further details of my personal profile including that of the investor who is presently under house arrest in his country, I was his personal assistance who is also in hiding for the safety of my life, and my duty is to make sure this fund get into the right place for investment. The investor was the former Finance Minister of Brunei.

I will need you to send the following details to me, if you are willing to handle this investment on our behalf.
1. Your full names and address, including telephone numbers.
2. A brief profile about yourself and the work you do for a living including age and which country of origin you come from.

On the receipt of the above details I will call you on your phone and send you the full information required by mail on how to get this fund transferred to your bank account.

Best Regards,

Mr.Angelov Anas.
Email:anastrust@yahoo.ca

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