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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: drcharleskofi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 03:31:52 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CAN=20YOU=20ASSIST=3F?=

Attn:Sir/Madam

I am, Dr Charles kofi a consultant to Mr.Roy Presscott,a canadian citizen,who
lived here in Ghana. On the 4th of August 2002, he was involved in a car
accident along Kumasi - Accra Highway in Ghana. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately
lost there lives as they are on a weekend outing to a nearby
city.

I contacted you based on trust to assist me in repatriating his money and
property he left behind,before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the Security Company where his huge deposit was lodged.

Particularly, the deceased has an Amount of $7.5million dollars lodge a
box as personal antifacts/effects deposited in a security firm in Accra
Ghana,after my written notification about the death of the deceased to the
security Company they have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the box destroyed within the next 60 days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of this Canadian
all this while,that's why I seek your consent to assert you as the next
of kin of the deceased,so that you will claim the box as the the bonafide
approved Next of Kin to the late Mr.Roy Presscott so that this box will
be released to you from the security Company in Italy.I have all the necessary
documents concerning this deposited box,such as certificate of deposit,which
will be given to you in due course of this transaction.

If you agree the money will be shared in a ratio of 55% for me while 40%
for you and 5% will set aside for any expenses incured during the transfer
process. I have all necessary documents to back up the facts and claim of
the box from the security firm. All I require is your honest, co-operation
and Sincerity to enable us seeing that this box gets to you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. please if you are willing to
assist me in this ransaction,please do send to me the following, full name,address,telephone
and fax numbers so that i will contact you and notify you on the next steps
towards the actualization of this transaction.

Awaiting your urgent
Dr. Charles kofi
















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