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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: ibrahimwilliams1@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:39:33 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr.William C. Ibrahim jnr,the eldest child of Mr.William C. Ibrahim(now
late,may his soul rest in peace),a former adviser on SPECIAL DUTIES to the
ousted Charles Taylor,former President of Liberia in West Africa.My family
and I came to Ghana to seek political assylum.Before my father died of a
protracted illnes in Ghana,he made a deposit of Gold Dust up to the tune
of 2000kilos in a security company in London for the purpose of marketing
it at the international market but could not survive his illness and I have
all the Documents in my possession at the moment and the specification is
Alluvial Gold Dust ,2000 kilograms , 22 carat plus (91.66%) or better, US$5,500
per kilogram with Ghana West Africa as the origin of product.During my father's
tenure as the adviser on special duties, he happens to be in charge of finance
on the former president's political ambition. It was why on this priviledged
position that he kept in his custody this commodity without the fore knowledge
of the President.This is the reason I am asking for your assistance to contact
the Security Company in London,England where this Gold Dust is kept to help
us claim it by presenting yourself as the Legal Beneficiary since we are
going to send you document for change of ownership as you are aware that
I cannot do the clearing now with my present condition and as soon as you
contact the security company,I would instruct the family lawyer to meet up
with you in London to do all the documentation so you people could verify
the quality and weight of the products and see if you could help us clear
and market it at an agreed percentage for all parties or alternatively buy
it from the security company if you so desire because we could also give
them a mandate to sell if we can not clear on time as it is already accumulating
demmurrage.Your quick response will be highly appreciated.

Reply me through this email. (ibrahimwilliams_williams@yahoo.de)

Best regards.

Mr.William Cecil Ibrahim Jnr.






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