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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: "MR.BOGA DEMBA KUTI" <bodem_1@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bodem_2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:00:48 +0000
Subject: YOUR BEST OF IDEAR .

ATTENTION
My name is Mr BOGA DEMBA , A Gambian by nationality working with a holding firm hear in dakar senegal, I am the Oparetional Director of the holding firm and i will be due to retirement in a one year time,But before my retirement i want to invest the fund that i have made during my time in service into a well profitable business for the future of my only son who is 19 years old now, and i want to invest this fund outside this country for security reason because i don’t want the government of senegal to question me of how i get this large amount of money after my retirement.

In a nut shell i have in my position two million two hundred and fifity thousand dollars($2.250m) in a financial institute and i want to invest this fund in a well lucreative business. I will be needing your assisitance as my foreign partner to invest this fund
in your country , you are to be my front and guide for this purpose.I will be waiting for your compitency and capability of handling this big amount/the project.
YOUR BEST OF IDEAR .
Please do not hesitate to contact me upon your acceptance of my proposal.Upon your acceptance of this proposal we shall discuss the modality of the success
of this investment..
Yours faithfully,
MR.BOGA DEMBA KUTI

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