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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: "Ms. Rose Brown" <rb2@900-mail.com>
Reply-To: roslynbrandy37@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:50:41 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


Hello,Firstly I will like to introduce my self to you,I am Ms. Ross Brown, I study and also work with Medivet VeterinaryGroup, 4 Mowat Industrial Estate Sandown Road, Watford HertfordshireWD24 7UY in United Kingdom. There has been a high level of demand inour company for a particular vaccine of farm animals, which is mainlyfound in Malaysia, called RHINOMUNE®Injectable.The Board of Directors normally sends me toMalaysia, to purchase the RHINOMUNE®Injectable. TheRHINOMUNE®Injectable is a medicine used to treat animals, such ascattle, horses, Dog etc.The medicine is very cheap in Malaysia compare inU.S and Europe. In the U.S and Europe, per carton of the medicine iscost (USD$5,000 to USD$6,000) while in Malaysia I only buy for(USD$2,000).When I purchase the medicine for (USD$2,000) percarton, when I get back to my company I will tell my director that Ipurchase the medicine for (USD$4,500). I have been coming to Malaysiaalone all this time but right now, because of my present condition, ourdirectors have appointed one of the company members to go over toMalaysia to purchase the medicine. I don’t want my directors to knowhow much I use to buy it from my country Malaysia, because if he knows,it is going to be a big problem to me.I am looking for a dependable individual that Ican trust, someone who will be willing and honest enough to carry outthis transaction with diligent to the best of his/her ability.Dear Friend, this is what I want you to do, Iwill introduce you to a Malaysian lady, she is the seller of thismedicine and I want you to go and purchase the medicine from her for(USD$2,000) so when the vertinary doctors arrive to Malaysia I willintroduce you to the doctors and tell them that you are the mainsupplier of the medicine and you will sell the medicine to them for(USD$4,500.00) Per carton.They need about 20 to 50 cartons. I want you toknow that my percentage from the profit you will make from thetransaction is 20% out of the profit and 80% for you.Please, if this business proposition offends yourmoral and ethic values, do accept my sincere apology. Please reply meat once if you are interested by replying the mail, so that I caninform you on what next to do, and ignore it if you are not interested.I look forward for your quick reply.Regards,Ms. Rose Brown.

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