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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: "Cynthia Gogo" <cy_gogo@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cgogo@i12.com
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:55:31 +0100
Subject: business partner

Dearest,
I hope this mail meets u in good health.My name is Cythia Gogo.My late father Late Mr. Christopher Gogo,who was the director of Sierra Leone gold and diamond corporation,
deposited the sum of US$12million with bank. My late father disclosed this and instructed me to find a foreign business partner who will assist me to receive this money so that I
can leave the country.
I have approached the bank here for the claim of the money and they said that the money was shifted to their correspondense bank in europe for security purpose during the previous war that took place in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire.The bank said that I should forward to them the name and address,account details, telephone and fax numbers of my foreign partner so that they will forward it to their bank abroad for immediate release of the money to my foreign business partner.
Please,I want you to stand as my foreign business partner so that you can receive this money on my behalf so that you will plan my life for me in your country.As soon as you receive the consignment, I will like to come and meet you in your country.
Please assist me and send me your full contact address and your private telephone and fax numbers,including your account details so that I can send it to the security company for onward release of the consignment to you.
Thanks and God bless you as I wait for your kind reply.I do hope you wont betray me in this as am giving you all the trust in the name of God.
Yours faithfully,
Cynthia Gogo

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