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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: "eric bosward" <ericboswars@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:23:43 +0000
Subject: true partner




Good Day,

I would like to request your assistance in a business transaction of mutual
benefit, I am 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 The Netherlands for the payment of some contractors who
executed contracts in Iraq, For more about our operations log onto
http://www.rebuild-iraq-expo.com/ There was an over draft contract we just
discovered for 50Million Euro 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 via telephone number +31 618 556 998
e-mail 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 above tel/fax numbers or e-mail. I will bring you into the
complete picture of this pending project when I have heard from you.

Tel:+31 618 556 998

e-mail ericvbosward@msn.com

Yours faithfully,

Eric Van Bosward.

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