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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: "Charity Alende" <charityalende@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:45:05 +0000
Subject: I await your responce soon.

FROM:MRS CHARITY Alende,
Goodday,


With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe would
be of great assistance to me and my child. I am MRS CHARITY ALENDE the
wife of the late Dr DANIEL ALENDE DOUBIA of the blessed memory.Prior to my
HUSBAND assassination by the rebel forces of the Revolutionary United
Front (RUF), he was Director General National Gold and
Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone. Few days before my husband was
assassinated, he instructed me and my son to move out of Sierra -Leone and
also togo in his underground strong room where the documents of money and
Gold of 130kg he has deposited in a security company in Ghana Accra two
trunk Boxes as family valuables and treasures with the name of my son IDRIS
ALENDE as the beneficiary.
The amount is US $60. 000. 000 (sixty million United States Dollars).

We managed to escape to Ghana through the help of my father's friend who is
a trawler. As our travelling document was all sized. For your information,
the security company did not know the real content of the box and we do not
wish them to know until money is transferred to your account.As it was
deposited as family valuables and Meanwhile, because of political problem in
Africa most of the time, I'm planning to leave Ghana entirely with this
money for investment in your country and mostly for the future of my
child.I want you to please assist us to claim the boxes from the Security
Company inGhana and transfer it in your private account. We have it in mind
to reward you for your assistance with a certain percentage which will be
discuss as soon as we hear from you. . Do not hesitate to send me e-mail
immediately you receive this letter to enable us proceed in earnest towards
retrieving the box and transffering of the money into your account.Finally,
please ensure that no one else knows about this money as it is only I my
son, yourself knows about this money. Please even if you don'twant to
assist me. Please keep it confidential for my security. May God bless you
as you assist me.I am looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.

MRS CHARITY ALENDE.

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