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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: "Princess Geena" <princessgeenamensah@702mail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: princess_geena2000@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 06:05:03 -0800
Subject: KINDY ASSIST

From princess Geena Mensah Palace of King of cape-coast
Kingdom,Gold Minning Community,Eastern Region, Ghana
Alternative Email:princess_geena2000@yahoo.fr

Dear Sir,
I am Princess Geena, daughter of HRH King Solomon Mensah,
the king of CAPE-COAST Kingdom. I am 25years old and a
graduate of Mass Communication. Myfather was the king of
CAPE-COAST Kingdom the highest Goldminning area in Ghana.
He was in charge ofreviving royalties from the
multi-national goldcompanies and government on behalf of
the gold minningproducing communities in Ghana. my father
sufferedstroke and died in August27th last year. But
beforehis death, he called me and told me he has
fourtyMillion United States Dollars(USD40,000,000.00) cash
in his possession, speciallydeposited in a Security vault
company in eroupe. Headvised me not to tell
anybody except my mother who isthe last wife of the (8)
eight wives that he married.My mother did not bear any male
child for him. Whichimplies that all my father's
properties, companiese.t.c., we have no share in them
because my mother hasno male child according to African
Tradition. Myfather therefore secretly gave me all the
relevantdocuments of the said money, and told me that I
should use this money with my mother and my younger
sistersbecause he knows that tradtionally, if he dies
wecannot get anything, as inheritance. He
importantlyadvised me that I should seek foreign
assistannce andthat I should not invest this money here in
Ghana because of his other wives and male children
whohappen to be my elders. I am soliciting for
yourimmediate assistance to get a Bungalow for us, where
Iwill live with my mother and two younger sisters
andfurther advise me where and how I will invest thebalance
money overseas,
possibly on products of yourcompany and other profitable
ventures. I believe thatby the special grace of God, you
will help us movethis money out of eroupe to your country
where we caninvest this money judiciously with you. You
areentitled to a reasonable part of this money based onour
agreement, and God will bless you as you help us.PLease
reply through my e-mail as i Look forward to hearingfrom
you as soon as possible and also please contact my lawyer
via his mail address. [barrister_kenchukwu@fastermail.com]

Thank you in anticipation, and please reply asap.

Best regards
Princess Geena Mensah

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