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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: "Angelo Mai" <angelo.mai8@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mai_angelo5@walla.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:43:19 +0800
Subject: I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR REPLY

Hello Dear,
I am contacting you on a business transaction that will be of great dividend to us; I will like you to be a friend and a business partner.I am working here in London with a live stock Company; I have a Business proposal, which I want to make to you, regarding your interest, this, is a straightforward business that will be of a good dividend to both of us.
I, got this supply contract with the live stock company here in London where I work to supply a product called BOSSOMITE OIL 5000 I.U, This product is the product which we use in breading farm animals, it protects them from infections and energies them mostly for cattle, pigs, horse, etc
Well, it will be my pleasure to do this continues contract with you, as I know that this contracts is going to be a continues contract of one year depending on the terms we are going to agree.
Right now, I have discovered where we can get this product at a cheaper rate in Malaysia. I have spoken to my Boss and they have to come and buy from Malaysia but the issue is that I don!|t have the capital to execute this contract, so I need a partner who is honest one who will not cheat me, and of all who will come down to Malaysia, I have also gotten the price they are selling. Which is $I,200 usd per carton, and I have spoken to my Boss they are willing to buy at the price of 3,500usd per carton, but I don!|t want him to go directly to the seller in Malaysia and find out how much they are sealing I already told him that the price is $3,500 usd and he agree on that price so if you can assist me and buy from the seller and sell to my boss at $3,500 . Then we can share the profit, my Boss is willing to buy maximum 60 cartons, and minimum 55 cartons we are going to make a nice profit in this contract, and its continues every 3 months. And my Boss pays cash. So plea
se let me know your interest before I can review all information to you.

Best regards,
Angelo Mai

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