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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 Usman Wade" <usmanwade23@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 21:29:33 +0200
Subject: Asalamalekum! .........URGENT REPLY

Hello ,

I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest with you in your country with my inheritance .My name is Mr Usman Wade 27 years old single never marry from Swaziland presently living in Dakar Senegal under (UN) United Nation.

I have a substantial capital Nine million american dollars i honourably intend to invest in your country 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 , this money was made by my late beloved father through Diamond Export and he deposited it in fiduciary company here in Dakar Senegal under my name as the next of Kin. all the document that covering this fund is with me here , i have meet the fiduciary company on my arrival here and the fund has approve to relies to me that is why i contact you so that i can live with you and invest with this money under you proper manage and care.

I dont want to live here in Africa because of War here and there every day that is why i contact you because i want to live the rest of my life in your country and invest with this money.

What i need is your ideas on how this money will be invested,properly managed and the type of investment the money will invest in your position because this money is my only hope to start a new life.

Looking forward to your response.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr Usman Wade

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