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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: bongutony@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 11:08:20 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?DEAR=20FRIEND?=

DEAR FRIEND,


COMPLEIMENTS OF THE DAY AND MY BEST WISHES TO YOU.

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS ELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE GHANIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMOUNG OTHER NAMES
DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE
AND TRUSWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS
I MUST NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I AM MR TONY BONGU, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR & MRS. FEDRICK BONGU, MY FATHER
WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ACCRA GHANA, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL
OF GHANA BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS. WHEN
MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE
I AM MOTHERLESS.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2001 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE
IN ACCRA. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A
SUM OF US$ 16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ACCRA, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS
ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED
TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY
CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS
MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. 1)TO
PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOY OF 25 YEARS
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY
HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED. MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMOIRE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
Please get in touch with me by my personal Email address: Email:(bongutony2@yahoo.com)to
enable us discuss further.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS

MR.TONY Bongu.



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