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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: "DEBORAH" <borah_smith@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: deborah_p_smith@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:28:47 +0200
Subject: PLS ON BEHALH OF ME & MY FAMILY

FROM DEBORAH SMITH
DAKAR SENEGAL.
WEST AFRICA.
DEAR,
MY NAME IS DEBORAH SMITH NATIONALITY LIBERIA. I AM 27 YEARS OLD, A STUDENT
I STUDY MARKETING IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY. I LOST MY
FATHER YEARS BACK HE DIED DRURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER CHARLES TAILOR'S GOVERNMENT.

MY MOTHER IS AGED SHE IS 62 YEARS NOW. I HAVE ONE YOUNGER BROTHER WE ARE ALL LEAVING HERE IN DAKAR SENEGAL SINCE THEN .NOW IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE YOU FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY
US. MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOME OF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE OF THE FINACIAL INSITUTION HERE IN DAKAR WHEN HE WAS ALIFE. IN FACT, IN A BRIFE INTRODUTION ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THE MONEY IN QUESTION IS US$12,000,000.00 ( TWELVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) NOW WE ARE CONTACTING YOU AS A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WE WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO YOUR
ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE INEXPERIENCED IN INVESTMENT OF BUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO YOUR COUNTRY DUE TO THE RESENT POLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN AFRICA COUNTRIES. ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION AS WE HEAR FROM YOU. WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO ABROAD FOR INVESTMENT.

I AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL
SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. THE WORLD IS LARGE AND FOOL OF BAD PEOPLE, IN THIS CASE, I WILL LIKE YOU TO PROVE YOUR GENUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER. PLEASE CONSIDER YOURSELF IF YOUR IN OUR SHOES. THAT SAID MONEY IS OUR ONLY HOPE AND ALL WE GOT FROM ALL MY LATE FATHER ACHIEVEMENT WHEN HE WAS ALIVE.IT IS OUR LAST HOPE.

AS YOU SHOW YOUR INTEREST TO THIS REQUEST, WE SHALL LET YOU KNOW THE
FUTHER PROCCEDURES OF THE CLAIM. AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY WE WANT TO LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
OUR BEST REGARDS.
DEBORAH ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY

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