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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: "Elisabeth" <mungo_richard@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: e_wilson201@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:15:45 +0000
Subject: I need your assitance

Dear Sir, It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life. I am Miss Elisabeth wiliams wilson the daughter of the former minister for DEFENCE and INTERIOR. There is this huge amount of US$8.5million (EIGHT MILION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which my late father kept for us in the security company here in senegal dakar before he was assassinated by unknown persons. Now I and my younger brother have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere save enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. We want you to help us claim and retrieved these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and Transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on profitable ventures. If you can be of an assistance to us, we will pleased to offer you 20% of the total fund while we have
set aside 10% of the total fund for any expenses incur by you during the process. I await your soonest response through our private mailbox: e_wilson201@yahoo.com N.B. Upon your interest, I will forward you the security company contact immediately and tell you what to do as this business will benefit both parties. Respectfully yours, Elisabeth Wiliams Wiliams.

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