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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: "Ubiogho Efegho" <ubioghoefegho@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ubiogho@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 18:44:17 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

Dear Friend,

My name is Arlindo Evamey. I am from a small island country in Central
Africa called Sao Tome and Principe. I am contacting you based on an
urgent need for a trustworthy and reliable representative/associate who will
stand on behalf of my colleagues and myself who are also in the public
service of my country for a mutually beneficial business.

My country is about to commence the exploration and drilling of crude
oil which is one of the numerous natural resources she is endowed with. I
and my colleagues have planned to invest and own majority of the companies
that will be appointed to carry out these exploration activities about to
take place very soon.

In order to achieve this aim, we intend to keep the funds required for
setting up the company in totality, solely in your care. The funds will
be transferred to you in form of consultation fees as the name of our
chosen company will be included amongst companies to be invited for this
purpose. The funds will in turn be used to set up the proposed company with
you
as the owner.

Should you be interested in this proposal, kindly state your interest
urgently and we will furnish you with details as soon as we receive
your favorable response. If you are not interested in this, kindly keep this
information to your heart and simply discard the mail while you notify
us to enable us find another willing partner.

I await your earliest response.

Sincerely yours,

Arlindo Evamey.

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