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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: "Eng Timothy Henson." <eng_timothy1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: eng_timothy@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:26:12 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT FROM MR HENSON.

Good Day,

I would like to request your assistance in a business transaction of
mutual benefit, I am an American and a member of The U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), our committee is in charge of
contracts awards and payment for all contractors who executes
contracts in the rebuilding of Iraq. We are currently in Dubai
(U.A.E) for the payment of some contractors who executed contracts
in Iraq, For more about our operations log Into <http://www.rebuild-iraq-expo.com/>

There was an over draft contract we just discovered for $24Million
USD and with our influence in this panel we can successfully present
you/or your company to claim the above funds.
We have agreed to share the money thus:
1. 20% You.
2. 70% for us (the officials) and
3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses.

Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to
commence the transfer latest seven (7) banking days from the date of
the receipt of the following information.Here is my private email
account (eng_timothy@yahoo.com) You will get back to me with your
Full name/ company's name if any, Tel. & Fax Nos.
The above information will enable us write letters of claim and job
description respectively. This way, we will use your company's name
to re-apply for payment and re-award the contract in your company's
name. We are looking forward to doing this business with you and
solicit your confidentiality in this transaction. Please acknowledge
the receipt of this letter using the e-mail. I will bring you into
the complete picture of this pending project when I have heard from
you.

Yours faithfully,
Timothy Henson.

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