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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: "JACK.DOE" <sirrj.dooe@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sirjackson_doe@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:49:16 +0100
Subject: FROM: THE FAMILY OF SIR JACKSON E. DOE

Attn

I wish to use this medium to introduce myself to you.I am Sir
Jackson E. Doe - Minister of State for Presidential Affairs. Cousin to
the Late President Samuel Doe and an executive member of the warring
rebel group LURD. Liberia. During the
Regime of my late Cousin Samuel Doe, I was in-charge of
the sales of all Diamond in our country-Liberia, as
you may also be aware that, Liberia is one of the leading
producing Diamond Country, in Africa
While carrying out this sales of diamonds, that worth
up to $3-4billions, I was able to divert
the sum of US$150,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Million
United States Dollars) for my personal benefit, which is lodged
in a security company in Accra-Ghana in west Africa.

Now that I am The Minister of State for Presidential Affairs in the
transition government in Liberia,
I believe it is wise for me now, to move the funds out of the
security company for Any Lucrative investment which is my motive
to contact you for the mutual benefit between us.

You will be required to fly down to Accra-Ghana,
see Everything by yourself, as Every arrangement has been put in
place for the smooth completion of the project without any Trace.
For assisting me in securing this fund into your care for the investment,
I will offer you 25% of the total amount involved,
while 5% is set aside for any expenses that might be
incurred during the completion of this Deal, and the remaining 70% will be
used for any lucrative investment you will introduce me into.

Looking Forward to read from you.

Yours,

Sir Jackson E. Doe
Minister of State For Presidential Affairs

you can also contact me through my alternative box:sirdoe_jackson@latinmail.com

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