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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: mohamed mangu <mangu_k991@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mohamedmangu11@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 00:08:47 +0200
Subject: Asalam Aleykom,



FROM:MR MOHAMED MANGUAsalam Aleykom,This message might meet you in utmost surprise however,it's just my urgentneed for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this transaction.I am a banker by profession from DAKAR REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL in west Africa and currently holding the post of auditing general i discover this deposit in our auditing course.I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds $36.700.000.00 Million United State Dollars the deceased client who died in the sharter plane which crashed on mount kenyan in the kenyan city of sumburu on 21st july,2003 to any foreign account .You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on thiswebsite :http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.htmlHence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be sharedbetween us in the ratio 60/40 if you agree to my business proposal.Eagerly waiting for your response.Wassalam. Mr.Mohamed ManguThis message might meet you in utmost surprise however,it's just my urgentneed for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this transaction.I am a banker by profession from DAKAR REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL in west Africa and currently holding the post of auditing general i discover this deposit in our auditing course.I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds $36.700.000.00 Million United State Dollars the deceased client who died in the sharter plane which crashed on mount kenyan in the kenyan city of sumburu on 21st july,2003 to any foreign account .You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on thiswebsite :http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.htmlHence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be sharedbetween us in the ratio 60/40 if you agree to my business proposal.Eagerly waiting for your response.Wassalam. Mr.Mohamed Mangu
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