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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: GIRMA WONDIRAD <girma891@msn.com>
Reply-To: <girmawondirad@gawab.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:06:25 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS VENTURE I NEED MUTUAL TRUST 2008. PLS REPLY



HELLO DEARMy name is Mr.GIRMA WONDIRAD; I reliably got your contact in your country data base.and took the courage to contact you to discuss very discreet and important matter with you.It is all about to use your personal/company bank A/C to receive the HUGE SUM to be transferred from a foreign account to your country for safekeeping and future investment into real estate or into any other sector as you may advice. The aforesaid sum is currently in a dormant a/c and has been there for some years un-serviced or operated and I have all information of the A/C and it’s holder of a blessed memory. Instead for institution (The Bank) to confiscate the money unnecessarily, I consider necessary/important to transfer the money to oversea account for safekeeping and future investment use through a foreign partner before going on my retirement coming up soon. If you’re interested and ready to co-operate with me, reply to this mail and leave your direct telephone number also indicate to call you for us to discuss the benefit condition, modality and other details I will have trusted you before opening the secret of this business to you because about 99.9% of all genuine transactions all over the world is based on mutual trust. Where we don't have trust in ourselves, it means there is no possible genuine transaction. i am aware that most people has voilated the internet business so i dont really know who to trust.Therefore, I am giving you my full trust to stand for this claim without further delay as you can see the urgency of the claim and as we are proceeding to the bank, I will like you to give 100%attention to this transaction so that we can get this fund out of the bank without delay. Don't allow anything to distract you of being attention fully until this fund is transferred to your account ok? It¢s how serious you are with the bank will make them to be serious with you and transfer the fund to your account very quickly. RESPECTFULLYMr.GIRMA WONDIRAD

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