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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Abu Kazim" <abukazim001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrabukazim1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:20:18 +0000
Subject: As Salaam Alaikum from Abu Kazim

Dear Friend,

Overwhelmed circumstances has made me to contact you not considering the
fact that we have not meet. Well, I believe you will treat this offer with
keen interest and utmost sincerity. My name is Abu Kazim from Gold Coast
Ghana, a Lebanese base business man for over 28 years before the crises.

Following the crises between the Israeli forces and the Hezbollah's militant
group in Lebanon, my business has suffered a tremendous set back. I run a
currency trading company and money exchange bureau. During one of the
Israelis air strike in Lebanon, my office building was razed to nothing
leaving 13 people dead and over 300 injured.

My reason of contacting you is to find out if I can invest my Money in your
line of business. It has become very necessary for me to diversify my
interest in the area of investment. I have in cash the sum of Fifteen
Million Dollars Deposited in a Finance company, I am searching for a
responsible and credible partner who can receive and invest this fund on my
behalf on real estate or another line of business.

I am presently undergoing treatment in London because we were evacuated to
Cyprus, I was flown to London by a Moslem doctor and have advised that I may
have to be in hospital for a long time because of my internal injury caused
the Bomb blast, I cannot predict future due to my ill health because all my
family has gone during the bomb strike.

Please let me know urgently if you can be of help. From the proceeds of our
business you will be entitled to 40% While 60% will be for me.

I await your response.

Best regards,

Abu Kazim.

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