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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: "DR.MICHAEL COLE DOUGLAS" <douglascole@globalsecurityfinanceinc.com>
Reply-To: michael_dcole@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:21:53 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your
assistance to enable us to own properties and invest in the stable economy
of
your country. I apologize if this mail does not suit your personal or
business ethics.

My names are Dr Michael C.Douglas, We are making this venture proposal to
you in strict confidence. As senior civil servants in the South Africa
Government, the South African civil service laws (Code of Conduct
bureau) forbid us to own a foreign account. The money we have in our
possession is an overdue payment bill totaling Twenty Six Million, Four
Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand US Dollars S$26,426,000.00) which we want to
transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a company/or an
individual to receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank Account.

If you will like to assist us as a partner, then indicate your interest
after which we shall both discuss on the modalities. All other
information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to
you
in due course. For your assistance, you shall receive 30% amounting to
US$7,927,800.00 of the US$26.426Million, 60% amounting to US$15,855,600
for us and 10% amounting to US$2,642,600
will be used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the
course of transferring the funds to your account.

Please indicate your direct telephone and direct fax number when
replying this business proposal preferably through my alternative address as
this is my only confidential email address:
michael_dcole@yahoo.co.uk, I will call you when necessary. If you
are not interested, please also indicate so that it will enable me to
contact other foreign partner with recommendations to carry out this deal.

A swift acknowledgment of your receipt of this mail will be
appreciated.

Thank you and God bless you.

Best regards.

Dr Michael.C. Douglas

Department of Transport

Republic of South Africa.

NB:Please also send a copy of your response to my yahoo address
(michael_dcole@yahoo.co.uk)

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