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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: "Mirian Omar" <mirian_omar2@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mirian_omar@inmail24.com
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 23:17:13 +0000
Subject: Hello

Hello,

It is a pleasure to introduce this business proposal to you, with due respect and heart full of gratitude , i know that it may be surprise to you, hence we don't know each other for the first time but i do believe that this will bring us together to know ourselves much better and do joint business together.

However,I pray your co-operate with me and secure an opportunity to have a good happy future and do joint business with me in your country.

Moreover, I have a substantial capital which i honourably intend to invest into a very
lucrative business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.
Your able co-operation is to become my business partner/associate and create ideas on how money will be invested,properly managed and the type of investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your assistance.

Meanwhile, on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction, sincerely by protecting our interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal, I will send you the full details information,procedure,amount involve and mutually agree on your percentage interest or share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the money.

I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire, but do urge you to give the matter your immediate /urgent attention it deserves.
Looking forward to your response.
Yours Faithfully,
Mirian Omar.

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