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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mou_xx115@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:57:23 +0100
Subject: Project Proposal

Hello,

Let me introduce myself,my name is Mou Xinsheng (Minister of General Administration of Customs of the Peoples Republic of China).I have a secured business proposal for you,which i believe will be beneficial to both of us i want to solicit your attention.The purpose of my contacting you is because you live outside China.

Actually i got your contact during my discreet search for a reliable,successfull,business oriented partner.I feel it would be huge surprise for you to receive such email from a serving minister of the People’s Republic of China.I will give you more information about myself and the business.Forgive me if you see my business proposal as shameful and not honorable because of my governmental status. But please excuse me and understand that this is the situation I am and must find a credible partner outside China.In my years of government service as Narcotics Control Commission and General Administration of Customs, I have received kick backs from smugglers and business people seeking favors from me and as a public officer my bank accounts are monitored hence I diverted the funds Thirty million United States dollars for safe keeping abroad.I want you to receive the money which has been in deposit since the last Three years. When the money is in your bank account, I want to use Sixt!
y Percent of the money for chari

If you are interested in my proposal, please contact me on my private email address: mou_xx115@yahoo.cn

I will send you more information about myself and this proposal.

Thank you.
Mou Xinsheng.

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