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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: "MRS VICTORIA GEORGE" <Mrsvictoria.george@laposte.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrsvictoria.george@laposte.net
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 21:35:34 +0000
Subject: God be with you

HELLO SIR,

I AM MRS VICTORIA GEORGE,THE WIDOW OF DR. SAMUEL OGHENE GEORGE,FORMER SECRETARY AT THE SUDANESE EMBASSY IN THE GAMBIA. I SEND YOU THIS E MAIL FROM THE REFUGEE CAMP IN GHANA ,WEST AFRICA WHERE I HAVE TAKEN REFUGE FROM THE CHAOS IN MY NATIVE WESTERN DARFFUR REGION OF THE SUDAN.

I WRITE THIS MAIL BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME,IF POSSIBLE. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND HAD ASSETS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.AT PRESENT,I AM HAVING PROBLEMS CLAIMING MOST OF THESE ASSETS BECAUSE OF RESISTANCE FROM MY HUSBAND'S BROTHERS AND KINSMEN.BUT THERE IS THIS PARTCULAR ASSET I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW ABOUT.

I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION ,DOCUMENTS SHOWING A DEPOSIT OF SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS($16M) DEPOSITED IN A BANK IN ACCRA,THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA AND MY HUSBAND DEPOSITED IN AUGUST OF 2002 AND MADE ME THE NEXT OF KIN.

PLEASE, SIR I WANT YOU TO STAND IN AS MY FOREIGN PARTNER JUST TO HELP NEGOTIATE WITH THE BANK AND CLAIM AND RECEIVE THE MONEY ON MY BEHALF.WHILE ALSO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO WHERE YOU ARE AND INVEST THE FUNDS IN A VERY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS VENTURE OVER THERE.I NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS PLACE AS IT DOES NOT BEFIT MY PERSONALITY WHATSOEVER.

PLEASE I WILL LIKE US TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION WITH UPMOST CONFIDENTIAL .NO MEMBER OF MY FAMILY OR MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY KNOW ABOUT THIS DEPOSIT,SOME OF MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY ARE HERE WITH ME IN THIS CAMP AND BECAUSE OF THAT I WILL LIKE ALL OUR COMMUNICATIONS TO BE THROUGH EMAILS.NO TELEPHONE CALLS AS I WOULDN'T WANT TO DRAW SUSPICIONS FROM THEM.

I ASSURE YOU THAT AFTER THIS DEAL IS CONCLUDED,YOU WILL GET 30% OF THE ENTIRE SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS.10% WILL GO INTO TAKING CARE OF ALL EXPENSES INCURED IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
IF THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE,DON'T HESITATE TO ASK. EXPECTING YOUR RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
REGARDS,
MRS VICTORIA GEORGE,

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