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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +221777979529 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <frankwilliamdani1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:45:41 +0000
Subject: Request For Business Relationship .



Mr.Daniel Frank William.Liberte Social Center, Dakar Senegal.
Compliment of the day dear respectful one,i would like to apply through this medium for your kind honest co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country.

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 released to your custody with your help and assistance.

On indication of your honest intrest and willingness to handle this transaction perfectly and sincerely by protecting our interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal .

I will furnish you with the more details information,procedure amount involve and mutually agree on your percentage interest or share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the money in your country under your proper management and care.

If this proposal is acceptable by you,then please do call and reply urgently and also not make undue advantage of the trust i will bestow on you,so your urgent CALL and REPLY TODAY,with out fail will be highly appreciated .
Best regards,and have a peacefully and blessed day.

Yours Faithfully . Mr.Daniel Frank William.Liberte Social Center, Dakar Senegal.My Phone No Is : +221-77-79-795-29 .
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