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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • richardwilson_ogl@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Richard Wilson <richardwilson_ogl@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:23:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn:Amarjit Singh


Attn:Amarjit Singh


REQUESTING A DISCREET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.


I am a freelance, independent investment broker based here in
Spain. Due to my privileged African background, I have been
consulted by an erstwhile top-ranking member of a front line
liberation movement in Angola, whose organization had engaged the
Angolan government in a protracted civil war since 1975.

My client now wishes to channel $150million into productive ventures
instead of war. He looks to make this investment discreetly under
discretionary asset management arrangement.I have contacted you on
the consideration that I could discuss with you on the possibility of
my client placing this fund with you for management either in your
existing establishment or other venture in the United Kingdom to be undertaken at your discretion under terms to be agreed upon. He prefers that this
investment be made in your country United Kingdom .I would be expecting your response, in order that we may discuss further detail.

Note: Your address was made available to me by the United Kingdom Investment Committee. and i was rest assured that you content in this business investment will me profitable.
i will bring you into the complete picture of this pending project when I have heard from you.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Richard Wilson .
Orange-Global Link.
Los Naranjos Hill Club 15,
Nueva Andalucia Marbella
MALAGA
email:richardwilson_ogl@yahoo.com


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