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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 07:50:03 -0800
Subject: very important


I am Pius Otta the elder son of Joseph Ottah of Seria Leone who
was a minister of finance for eight years before he retired. After
retirement he entered the field of gold and diamond in Africa. During his
tenur in office as successful business man he made safe keeping In
Accra Ghana west africa and Canada. He deposited the sum of 7
.5millions U S Dollars and 250kg of aluvial gold dust in the Security
Company in Accra Ghana West Africa. and 10 millions U, S,
Dollars in Canada. All the documents are with me . He died in the year
2001 March 4. for the war and political problems in Seria Leone. After
his death, there was a political butalities in seria leone especially
FreeTown where all eyes are focusing on the families of esgovernment
officers. Because of this I and my mother with sisters decided to
move to Accra Ghana west Africa as peace country for the safety of our
lives. Presently we are in refugee camp in Accra Ghana. Now the
lives and the cost of living with family problems are on bearable.
Because of that I and my mother in conjunction of my sisters decided to
look for a partner who can asist us to move these money and gold
out Africa for investment. And there is a percentages for you as
compeciation for the assistant rendered .The most important help is
to provide an account where this fund can be lodged before
disbursement Thanks I am waiting for your response urgently. You can
contact me on this telephone number 233 24 961 61 68 any times.
Pius Ottah

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