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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 Musa Mohammed" <musa_mhod@fastermail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: musa_mhd@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:47:00 +0700
Subject: I WOULD LIKE TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY.

Dear Sir,
Compliments of the day, before I proceed, I must be grateful to introduce myself. I am Mr.Musa, a former Aide to one of the ministers of the Sierra-Leonean government, prior to the time of crisis which almost being settled by the help of united nation, and I got your contact from a directory I have just acquired. Due to my position, I have been able to come away with a reasonable sum of money and I have the tendency to invest this money in a company with good line of products like your own company and with potential for a good capital returns.

Since your country is one of the good investor friendly nations in the world, I have decided to live and run business over there I would therefore like you to help me in every possible way in securing this money in your country. Furthermore I will like you to assist me in finding a good business that I will invest this fund. However upon acceptance, I will like us to have a face to face meeting enable us know our self and to have a trust agreement that will guide this business venture. This will enable us to know ourselves better and finalize arrangement towards moving this fund to your country.

In view of your participation, I am ready to give you a good negotiation percentage for your assistance or better still commit it into a joint venture project. Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the fund belongs to me only. As soon as I get your consent, I will quickly move this fund to your country and finally move my family over there as well.
I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures will derive a huge success hereafter. If you have any questions do not hesitate to include same in your reply.

Best regards
Mr. Musa Mohammed

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