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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: steve sanusi <stevesanusi004@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:59:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT


Dear Friend
Good day and Compliments,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish
of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and
reward you aboundantly and you would never regreat this.
I am a male student from University of Burkina-Faso, Ouagadougou. I
am 20 yrs old. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you
and to know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with
you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction.
Well, my father died earlier few months back and left I and my junior
brother behind. He was a king, which our town citizens titled him over
sixteen years before his death.
I was a prince to him and I am the only person who can take care of
his wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother
is not literate enough to know all my father's wealth. He left the sum of
USD 7,350, 000.00 dollars (seven Million, Three Hundred and Fifty
Thousand US Dollars)in a security company.This money was annually paid to my late from Shell petroleum development company(spdc)and chevron oil company operating in our locality for the compensation of youth and community development in our jurisdiction.
I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in
abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to
my father and our family, which they were planning to do without my
presence.
Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the
security company to your bank account and I strongly believe that by
the grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely.
I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help us in this
transaction and another 10% interest of Annual After Income to you, for
handling this transaction for us, which you will strongly have absolute
control over.If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me
in lifting this fund, kindly reach me.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possibleas soon as I hear from you.
Yours sincerely,
Steve Sanusi




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