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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: "Cliford Mandy" <clifmandy@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:56:26 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal & Partnership

I am Clliford M. Mokelu the son of late hon.lady Mrs Janet Mokelu.OON,KSC. I
am a business man and a private investor.
My mohter left a huge amount of money for me in the security company .
she left and instruction with them that it belongs to her foreign
friend.
This said amount,20,500,000:00 M was gotten during her stay in her
numerous political post she held when she was alive.And she she left and
instruction in her will that I should look for a reliable and trusted
foreigner who can assist me in claiming the funds from the security
company that she did that so that I won't get killed by my relations who
might be jealous that she left such amount for me.

As I am the only person who has the right to inherit her wealth.
I am contact you to help me claim this funds from the security company.
I have decided to give you 25% of the total sum,70% for me and 5% for
expenses which might come up during the claim of this fund. I intend to
invest the money in your coountry,so I will aslo need your help in
investing the money in your country.

Please if you are interested and willing to help,get back to me with
your phone and fax,full name and address and also your mobile so that
we can communicate on my private email :mandylukas@yahoo.com.

When you get then I will give you more information.For more prove you
can go to thiswebsite to see it yourself.
http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/adv.asp?blurb=150

I await your rersponse.
Regards
Cliford M. Mokelu .

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