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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: " guarantytrust6@yahoo.com" <guarantytrust1@gala.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:20:22 +0100
Subject: Re: Investment Capital Enquiry.


* *

*GUARANTY TRUST INVESTMENT COY, (uk) PLC,
London, United Kingdom.*

*Dear Sir,*

*Re: Investment Capital Enquiry. *

*I am Mr. Prince Stevens, the Corporate secretary, investment department of
the above Uk Investment company. *

*We are brokering an Investment deal in your country on behalf of a client
of our firm Who is a multi-billionaire oil and property merchant from Papua
New Guinea and also an immigrant business tycoon based in London , United
Kingdom and he want now to diversify his investment to venture into three
key business areas of product manufacturing (Factories), Tourism and Real
Estate and he is targeting the Middle East Free Trade Zones Areas for
partnership investment particularly Dubai , United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)
including other areas of your choice which must be accommodated. You can
take good advantage of this rare opportunity to become a partner of our
client though our company and the options of working/partnership agreement
via, an attorney is available for your kind study upon your serious interest
and application. This deal will involve the eventual investment of USD 10.5
Million (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S .Dollars Only.) in your
country through your company.

We are by this letter offering you our sincere partnership, so as to allow
us have you as our representative and manager of all invested funds in your
country. Since we can not determine if this contact/email is still
functional and also your willingness to work with us, we have kept this
proposal very brief while expecting your response. If you are interested in
this offer of genuine business partnership, please respond urgently and give
us your full contact details plus company profile etc, and in response, we
will send you an elaborate details/ proposal of this offer for your kind
study.*

*Your expedient response will be highly appreciated as we believe God for a
possible partnership with you soon. Waiting for your immediate response.*

*Warm Regards*

*MR Prince Stevens (C.S, Invest, Dept)
GT INVESTMENT COMPANY,(uk) PLC.
*

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