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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: "MRS STELLA." <barrister_david_esq@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:05:37 +0100
Subject: HELLO

Dear Friend,

With do respect. Having gone through your profile,I am convinced and
pleased to contact you for some assistance and business relationship.I am
a widow in LONDON. I have a daughter who is the joy of my life. My late
husband was a
loving, caring and hardworking businessman who died unfortunately in an
auto crash. Before the sudden death of my beloved husband and father of
my daughter, my late husband intended to establish a business in the
united
states of America with the sum of$30 million united states dollars,but
unfortunately he died before this proposed venture.

Following his death, his family members are telling me that I am not
entitled to his property(Assets and money)because i am a woman and my
offspring is a female as well ,according to some barbaric traditional laws
in (Africa) which doesn't permit a woman to inherit a man's
property,but I and my child will be cratered for by the late husband
family will take over the management of his business and other
properties.

Unfortunately to this wicked family members, the $30 million united
states dollars which my late husband intended to use in establishing a
business in the United States was deposited in a bank account unknown to
his family members .I and the lawyer is the only one aware of this
money, so I have discussed this matter with the lawyer that I want this
money personally and he agreed based on some compensation.

According to the lawyer, the best way to secure this money is to
transfer this money to a bank account outside GHANA for safe-keeping, later
it will be used for business establishment with your advice and
assistance, which I will also come over to your country. At this juncture, I
and the lawyer needs your sincere assistance in providing us with your
telephone and fax number as soon as we finish discussing i will forward a
text of application to you and you will
fill in your account information and fax it to the bank, so that this
money can be transferred into it within (4) working days as soon as I
hear your positive response,However, I and the lawyer has agreed to give
you 25% of the money as a reward for your sincere assistance and the
remaining 75% of the money will be for us(I and the lawyer).

Thank you and God Bless,

BARRISTER DAVID OBI.
LAWYER TO MRS STELLA.

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