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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: "Kofi Anderson" <kanderson_0007@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: k_oandy@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 05:04:51 +0000
Subject: Urgent Assistance Needed

# 777 Jerry Rawlings Avenue,
Lagoon View Estates Tema-Accra.
Republic Of Ghana.
E:Mail: k_oandy@yahoo.com

My Dear,

Best Compliments of the season. I am Mr.Kofi Anderson a Liberian
on asylum in the Republic of Ghana. My father (late) was the chairman of
the Liberian Trust Company during the government of former president Charles
Taylor.

Before his death last year, he deposited a consignment in my
name with a security Company in Accra-Ghana.The consignment contains precious
diamond stones and a huge sum of money (concealed). For security reasons,
I cannot retrieve the consignment with my family name and value it here.

Since my ultimate target with the fund is to relocate to the United
States with our family, I sincerely request your mutual assistance in receiving
the consignment in your country and safe- keeping the fund. As soon as you
confirm receipt of the consingment, we shall initiate immediate action on
the relocation of our family,you will be entitled to 30% of the total value
of the consignment.

If you are willing to assist me feel free to contact our family
Lawyer directly on his E-mail Address: Williams Ubah<w.ubah@blackburnmail.com>or
call him on Tel: +233-244-569-139 for more information. Do not hesitate
to let me know your decision.

Sincerely,

Kofi Anderson.



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