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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: "MAZULU AMED" <bgfyrujjhhg@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mazuluamedy2k@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 17:01:20 -0500
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

From The Desk Of, MAZULU AMED 40 WOODALE STR., LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA. Greetings to you, With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the immense benefit it will be to you.After careful consideration with my client we resolved to contact you for your most needed assistance in this manner. I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy, if this contact is not acceptable to you, as I make this proposal to you as a person of integrity. First and foremost I wish to introduce myself properly to you. My name is mazulu amed a financial consultant a Nigerian, West Africa.l have a client (a widow)she has $24 twenty four Million United States Dollars only, with a private Ocean Investment Trust Company for safe keeping. And she is willing to offer you 30% of the total fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any Bank of your wish. She wishes to invest in a stable economy. Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company,if your country`s bi-laws allowS foreign investment.You cancontact me for more details, via my e-mail Yours faithfull MAZULU AMED. N:B The fund is free from drug and laundering related offences and this transaction need utmost confidentiality.

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