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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: "John Savimbi" <mich_45mm@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: john_sese75@myway.com
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 21:41:54 +0000
Subject: Urgent Help

Dear

I am John Savimbi from the Republic of Angola ).

I am the only Son, being that I lost my parents a couple of days ago.

My late father Johnson Savimbi before his death he was an acting director of OIL CAREERS OF WEST AFRICA.
This is a government organisation under the leadership of late Jonas Savimbi.

My late father before his death he deposited in a high security company in Senegal Dakar the sum of ( 5.5 Million Us Dollars )being money he acquired from OIL exports.

These money was realised after many years of oil export

Please, i want you to note that the security company in Senegal Dakar does not know the contents of the big trunk box containings Diamonds plus the cash as my late father did not disclose the contents to them for security reasons.
He deposited it as valuable documents and Geographic equipements .

I have contated the Operational Director of the High Security company in Senegal dakar and i informed him that my foreign partner will contact him in my behalf to retrieve my family treasure.

I want this family treasure to be released and delivered to you in your country and for you to keep it very safe until i join you .
So, i want you to contact them in my behalf as my foreign partner so that they will release my
family treasure to you.

To learn more about our plight please access these websites:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1837512.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1837565.stm


I want you to do me a favour to retrieve this money from the security company..
It is in a medium size trunk box

.After the death of my parents, i came to this country to search for a foreign partner to help me retrieve the consignment from the security company and also help me relocate to your country and invest in real estate and industrial productions.

I have the depositional documents of the consignment with me and i am the only son and beneficiary.I was a medical student in the university untill the war broke out in my country.

But now, i live in the church in Dakar Senegal.
Please if you are willing to assist me , indicate your interest in replying soonest.

I am now in Dakar Senegal.

Thanks and best regards.

John Savimbi

Pls reply me in my personal e mail for confidential
reasons.

john_sese75@myway.com

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