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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: win_sabason@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:40:57 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?A=20relationship=20business=20with=20you=20please=2E?=

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Winima Sabason, from repubIic of Sierra Leon, i know this letter
may comes to you as a surprise letter,but do not be surprise,i got you contact
address from a directory here in Ghana and i decided to as you for your
assistance as to help me move the some of ($25 million Usdollars) which
i inherited from my late Father,he was the late former minister of Finance.

I am in Ghana were this fund was deposited for safety,Due Security Company
Officials did not know the contents of the consignment as it was deposited
as family treasure. I need you to come down here, for us to open an Account
here and transfer this fund into your Bank Account, and i go back with you
to your Country and start investment in your country with you.

But if you cannot come down here then it will require us to get a lawyer
here who will back up this transaction and we will also do a change of ownership
to your name for easy transaction and easy clirm in your own Bank Account,
after the transfer i will then now meet you over. If your ready to help
me just contact me urgently and i will forward all the details as we will
do it safetly. 25% for your assistance.

thanks as i wait for your respond.
Mr.Winima Sabason




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