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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: "Leo Joseph" <leo20jp@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 23:28:53 -0700
Subject: From West Africa - Refugee Camp, please help.

NMP REFUGEE CAMP
BUJUMBURA. REPUBLIC OF GHANA.
Greetings,
Please may I use this medium to introduce myself to you.I am a Sierra-Leone Nationality, as a matter of introduction, my name is Master. Leo Joseph the son of Prof. Joseph Kaho. My father have a Diamond and Mining Corporation in Sierra-Leone before the war finally broke out. Since then things have never been the same, even presently I am seeking refugee here in Ghana with my only sister Mss. Jeanny Kaho.
My prayer is that my decision to contact you will be given a genuine approval considering the facts that we have not known each other before. Before my father was killed he declare it to my hearing that he deposited some huge amount of money in a Finance Security company here in Accra-Ghana, according to my father's WILL, it stated that the amount deposited was Thirty Million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars.
Immediately we arrived here in Ghana, I locate the Security finance company and I presented all the deposit documents and after reading through and corss chenck with their file, they confirm to me that our father have property with them, I have informed them that we are coming for the claim and that is why I contact you so that you can assist us receive the boxes abroad as our trustee or beneficiary.
I have worked out the arrangements to get the boxes out of Africa. Now I need your assistance to receive the boxes in your country, as soon as it arrives we will make arrangement to travel and meet you in America so as to arrange on how to investment the money and forsale the Gold and Diamond.
I and my sister have worked out 30%percent of the total money for you and your family,10% percent is for any expenses incured during the process and the remaining 60% percent is what I and my sister will depend on. On investment we will rely on you to recommend a good business that will be very good and profitable in future.
Kindly send me your private phone and fax number to enable me send you the legal document that is covering the two boxes. I am looking forward to hear from you.
Master. Leo Joseph..

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