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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: "victor ntanta" <vic_ntanta2001@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 03:27:35 +0100
Subject: PRESIDENT / CEO

ATTN: PRESIDENT / CEO PERSONAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROPOSAL IT IS MY PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU TODAY AT THIS POINT IN TIME FOR AN URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP/INVESTMENT. I AM VICTOR NTATA THE SON OF MAJOR TAGBO NTATA, THE LATE PERSONAL AIDE TO LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE SEKO OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO MY FATHER DIED THREE MONTHS AGO IN A MILITARY DETENTION WHERE HE HAS BEEN INCARCERATED BY LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA AFTER HIS ARREST WITH OTHER LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU'S CABINET MEMBERS IN 1998. PRIOR TO HIS DEATH HE DISCLOSED TO MY MOTHER HIS UNDERGROUND SAFE WHERE HE KEPT ALL HIS CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS AND OTHER FAMILY TREASURES. AMONG THESE DOCUMENTS IS A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT OF TWO TRUNK SILVER BOXES AS FAMILY TREASURES KEPT IN A SECURITY DEPOSIT COMPANY IN ACCRA IN GHANA, WHICH I JUST CAME OVER TO CONFIRM FEW WEEKS AGO. ATTACHED WITH THE DOCUMENT IS AN INSTRUCTION THAT THE ACTUAL CONTENTS OF THE BOXES ARE USD 40,000,000.00(FORTY MILLION DOLLARS) IN CASH. ALTHOUGH NO

T TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SECURITY COMPANY. THE SECURITY COMPANY WERE TOLD THAT THESE BOXES CONTAIN FAMILY TREASURES. THESE FUNDS HAVE OVERSTAYED AT THE SECURITY COMPANY'S VAULT AND HAVE INCURRED DEMURAGE. I WANT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO COME TO ACCRA - GHANA AND SECURE THE RELEASE OF THESE BOXES. WE HAVE AGREED TO SHARE TO YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AND ALSO TO ASSIST IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. 1. THAT YOU SHALL REGUIRED TO PROVIDE A GOOD BANK ACCOUNT TO DEPOSIT THE FUNDS WITHOUT ATTRACTING MUCH TAXATION. 2. TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING MY FAMILY AND I A PERMANENT RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE SECCESFUL TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. 3. THAT YOU SHALL SERVE AS THE GENERAL OVERSEER AND GUARDIAN OF THESE FUNDS AND INVESTMENT THREAFTER AND 20% SHALL ALWAYS BE YOURS ON EVERY INVESTMENT. PLEASE TREAT THIS AS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL. THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION. YOURS FAITHFULLY, VICTOR NTATA

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