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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Jimi Musa," <jimimusa33@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jimimusa3@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:43:05 +0100
Subject: From Jimi,am waiting to hear from you,

Dear Sir,
Compliments of the season,My name is Jimi Musa,
I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country.
I have a substantial capital which 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,I inherited this money from my late father Chief Abubakar Musa who was the chairman President/Ceo,Cacao-Café & Agro-Alimentaire industrie Plc.(SCAFECAO)"Bouake" and ex-owner of Polyclinic LA MADONNE,of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.
Your able co-operation is to become my business partner in your country 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 help and assistance.
Finally,I would like to know if this business proposal is acceptable to you and I will tell you on how to proceed to realising it.
Awaiting your urgent response as I intend to conclude this transaction within a limited time frame.
Yours faithfully,
Jimi Musa

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