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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: "MR ADU KOJO" <kojo.dr.adu@caramail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: adukojo2004@zwallet.com
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17.26.47 +0100
Subject: RESPONSE.

DR ADU KOJO
Telephone-0039-338-446-7514
Email-adukojo2004@zwallet.com
Dear Friend,

First and foremost i inherited this said fund from my late father who
were into real estate valuer in my country in south africa and he was also
controlling a mining company owned by the government of south africa before he
died.

My father deposited this said fund in my name as the beneficiary in a
security and finance company in europe ,in order for me to continue from were he stop before his
death and i decided to invest this fund in REAL ESTATES BUSINESS,am presently in Italy but i dont like Italy and also i dont have a foriegn account outside my country
south africa that is my reasons of contacting you to assist me to transfer
this fund into your bank account in your country.

Am in search of an agent to assist us in transfer of NINE MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLAR (USD9,000,000.00)and subsequent investment in properties in your country,
you will be required to.....

(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum
(2) Advise on lucrative area for investment
(3) Assist us in purchase of properties.
(4) send me your company details,home address and private
telephone/fax
number

If you decide to render your service to us in this regard, 20% of the
total sum of the above will be for you, and while the rest will be for
investment.


Please if you are interested kindly sent an email to me so that i can
give you the modalities.
Yours faithfully,

DR ADU KOJO

Tel:0039-338-446-7514

CALL ME AS SOON AS U RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE

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