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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: Ali dudo <alidudo_ali@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 06:33:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Help Sir,,


Dear Sir,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into businessrelationship with you. i am Ali Dudo Ali. the only son of late Mr. and Mrs. Mohammed al-hashid Hussan . My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in London U.K,the economic capital of U.K, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip in (U.A.E), My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.

Before the death of my father on July 2005 in a rivate hospital in Dubai City he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of fifteen million and five hundred thousand United State Dollars.USD ($15.5M,U.S.D$) left deposited fixed in one the prime security vault in ( U.A.E )Dubai,that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management.

Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To procure a profitable investment where this fund can be invested(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.Moreover, Sir I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as pensation for your effort/ input after the successful claming out and airliftmentof this fund to your possession overseas.
Furthermore, you should indicate your immediate option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) working days as you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear favourably from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards.

Mr. Dudo.


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