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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: bless10@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:04:32 +0200
Subject: FROM BLESSING

Dear One,
It is my pleasure to acquaint you with this proposal for The purpose of investment
in your company.I am Miss Blessing Paul the only daughter of late George
Paul from Sierra Leone. My late father was a Gold and Diamond merchant based
in Freetown Sierra-Leone. As a result of the political instability of Sierra-Leone,
my late father came to Cotonou Benin republic with the sum of USD12,500,000.000
(US$12.5m) which he deposited in a Financial and Security
Institution here in Cotonou Benin Republic West Africa for security reasons
I am here seeking for an avenue to transfer this money to a reliable and
trustworthy individual for investment programmes.
I am here as a refugee because of the political crisis in my Country Sierra
Leone. Please I would offer you 20% of the total sum of USD12.5m for your
assistance. Please I need to transfer this money urgently because delay would
not help at all and I need to relocate based on the political instability
in this sub-region, to enable me continue my education
because i was medical student before the sudden of my father.Please reply
to this email:bless10@sify.com
Your immediate response would be appreciated.
Best regards
Miss blessing Paul.


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