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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: David Roland <david_roland004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <davidroland_broker@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 22:03:27 -0600
Subject: INVESTMENT OPORTUNITIES




INVESTMENT OPORTUNITIES



We have several investment opportunities in which you can invest
your Bank Guarantees. Below find a brief explanation:

We have investment opportunities all over the world. Depending on
what your capabilities are to produce Bank Guarantees, that will dictate
which program we will put you in and what you will qualify for. We have
high yield programs, that can net up to 60% back to the investor each
week, to hedge fund investments of 40% yield per year.
Each program is different, and offers different options, incomes and
requirements and risks. Every investment has a risk.

To get into a High Yield program, you have to be investigated and
cleared by international law before you are included.
We can invest as little as $1 million, or as much as $500 million.

We only accept Bank Guarantees or Stand by letters of credit from
Prime Banks. (Top 15 Banks in the World). They must provide an MT799.
(proof of funds) and it must be sent MT760 bank to bank.
We ask for your passport to investigate you or the person investing.
Once the investor is cleared and the funds are deemed "clean", you can
start trading.
We have companies that have already been approved for trading, and
your bank guarantee can be issued in that companies name as well. Many
use this option. This is much faster and efficient and protects you.
We also require the bank guarantee to be issued for 1 year, so we
may trade for 50 weeks. After the year is up, there is an option to renew
the bank guarantee. If you are happy, we renew and continue to trade.
Also, depending on the Investment program you are in, we never touch
the actual money. The Bank Guarantee is lodged into a suspense account,
where we only refer to the funds.
If we do have to draw down on the Bank Guarantee, our bank pays full
restitution back at the end of the year. There is no risk involved unless
we inform you that the said program you qualify for is risky. We are
brokers, so we advise our clients all the details and let them decide.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact my
partner in Europe who will then open up communication with me here in
the United States of America

Regards,

David Roland


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