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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: cletine_muse@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:07:54 +0000
Subject: APPROVAL OF FUND RELEASE

FEDERAL PAYING BUREAU ABIDJAN
FROM THE DESK OF: MR CLEMENT DURU.
TEL:00225 07548253


JOINT VENTURE
Dear sir,

Compliment of the season.

I strongly apologize for this unsolicited mail, but am constrained by circumstances
surrounding my
profession .I have the mandate of my colleagues in office to solicite for
your assistance for a deal we want to execute

The business involves the remittance of US$30 million (Thirty million United
state dollars only) to your bank account from federal paying Bureau Abidjan.
The money accrued through deliberate over-invoicing of old projects executed
for the Government by some foreign firms.

I and few officials here have worked out a scheme to benefit us along with
any foreign partner who obliges us the materials and channel to push out
the fund, our idea being to come over thereafter to share the fund with
whoever assist us.
To make things easy and legal, the fund is reflecting in our records as
payable to a foreigner who did a consultancy service job for the ministry
during the turn around maintenance of one our petroleum refinery.

All necessary and relevant documents will be procured for the release and
transfer of the fund into your nominated account .
Please get in touch with me immediately through the above email address
and attention the undersigned .

For your participation in realizing this transaction 20% will be for you,70%
for me and other officials and 10% for any expense we may incur (both parties)
during processing for thetransfer to your nominated bank account.

I am awaiting your response most urgently and is rest assured that this
transaction is 100% risk free, as there is no risk involved on both sides.Thank
you and God bless.
Yours sincerely,

MR cletine muse .


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