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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: "alli zuma" <allizuma38@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 01:17:02 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.........


I am MR Mugu Papah,A Citizen of Angola but presently residing at in a
refegue camp in accra ghana . I come across your contact details through
my search for help, and believe me that since I got your contact I have
never contacted with anybody till this day.

My late father director Mines and Agriculture under the then President of
our country,Angola,but when the opposition party felt that they do not get
their fair share in the Government and so the formed rebels to distabilize
the Government in the process the Rebels killed the key members of the
cabinet of the then Government which my both parents were victim of the
cruesome murder.

After the death of our late parents the rebels came for us the children but
then God was on our side before they could come for us I am my siblings
managed to forced open our late father's chambers only to found some
Golds,diamomds and some documents stating that our late father deposited
the sum of USD$35Million with a standard security services company in
accra ghana , and through my investigation and varification from the
security company they confirmed that our late father deposited such funds
but were advising us to present our late father's Foreign Associates or
Partner overseas . So it was on this occassion that I am seeking for your
kind assistance to help us secure this funds.

We have deliberated and agreed to part 25%of the total
fund(USD$35Million)to you for your assistance and participation,while the
balance will be for us which you shall help us to invest part of our shares
into buying of Bond/Shares in any Multi-National Companies in your
country,you shall also purchase a comfortable house on our behalf while you
will establish any lucrative Venture on our behalf which you shall be a
director/Trustee in any business you will help us to set-up either in your
country or any country of your choice.

Shall we hear or read from you, I shall forward the FUND DEPOSIT
CERTIFICATE issued to our late father which I have in my possession intact.

Please while writing back kindly indicate your direct and private Telephone
and Fax numbers respectively.

God will so bless you indeed. you can contact me on this line


Looking forward to read from you immediately for further details and the
contact details of the security company in accra ghana . And they can
equaly transfer this fund to you through the diplomat if you wish or if you
can not come down to ACCRA GHANA.

THANKS

MR MUGU PAPAH
+233 24 431 931

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