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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: "OLIVER VANN" <oliver_vann@handbag.com>
Reply-To: oliver_vann@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 16:02:43 +0100
Subject: INQUIRY

Mr.Oliver Van .
St James?s Corporate Services Limited
6 St James?s Place
London SW1A 1NP
United Kingdom

BE MY BUSINESS PARTNER

It is my wish to contact and establish a strong business relationship
with
you. I am Mr.Andrew Van Sales Representative in London, of Gold Field
Company
South Africa.In respect of my position in the company, I personally
succeeded
in establishing business contacts in USA and Canada to supply
quantities
of Gold Dusts every month valued at 45 - 50,000 United States Dollar .
This
is a very private arrangement with no risk involved.

However, I am finding it very difficult receiving payment for the
supplies
made 1-month ago before going further with the business. This is
because
according to the new goverment financial regulation here, senior
employees
in the company are prohibited from operating a private foreign account.
Therefore,
I do not have a foreign account to receive the payment here in London
and
this is where I need your help. Now, I want you to act as my agent by
receiving
this Money in your account and forwarding same to me. Your commission
will
be 10% of any money received on my behalf by you. The sales and payment
will
continue as soon as I receive the payment of the supply made last month
successfully
through your help.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, I need you to understand that
this
is a private arrangement and I look forward to a business partnership
with
you based on trust, confidentiality and mutual interest. I sincerely
hope
you'll not take undue advantage of the trust I'll bestow on you.

VERY IMPORTANT:
I'll not at any stage of my business relationship with you, request
that
you cover any expenses concerning the deal. Your role is basically to
collect
funds on my behalf, subtract your commission of 10% and then send the
balance
to me. Upon reciept of your mail, I'll send an agreement that will
provide
the basis for our business relationship. Thanks for your envisaged
assistance.

I await your urgent mail.


Mr.Oliver Van



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