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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • wadasinvestment2@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Wadas=20Malik?= <wadasinvestment2@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: wadasmalikdd@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:49:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVESTMENT PROJECT


Meu novo endereço de e-mailAgora você pode me contactar através do e-mail: wadasinvestment2@yahoo.com.br



- Good day .I am seeking your sincere cooperation for an investment on a profitable venture in your Country. I am sorry if this is not in line with your business. I need an experienced person in Partnership to set up, develop a viable and profit oriented investment and assume responsibility of ownership as chairman but will be bringing in profit /distribute profit monthly or annually. am Wadas Malik, a citizen of Malawi. A former Presidential adviser on Budget and planning to the former president of malawi, Bakili Muluzi .I had this money as a Result of gold and Diamond export. Now the present government of Dr bingu wa mutharika has intensified efforts at probing Muluzi’s government, which has made it quite impossible for me to claim the funds, With this, government officials have turned their backs on us and have been frustrating me and others that served under Bakili Muluzi .Sincerely I need a vibrant and Investment oriented person who is trustworthy and honest, to assist me achieve my objectives, and also manage the business on my behalf.It is pertinent to note that because of my present condition and situation and also because of government’s searchlight on former ministers who served under Bakili Muluzi, i will not want to be visible in this partnership. You will have all the legal documents that will quicken the release of the funds to you as my proxy/beneficiary.However, I got your email information through a web directory and I am making this exclusive contact with you with the hope that you will not disappoint me. Your immediate reply will be highly appreciated and I shall give you more information on the whereabouts of this funds.There will be an agreement between us on how the investment will be managed, what your entitlement will be, all that is expected of you as a Partner and other relevant issues relating to investment, please if you are proficient and well knowledgeable on investment, then feel free to contact me as soon as possible.Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.Thanks and God bless.Wadas Malik.

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