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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: solomon shangirila <solo_shangirila001@yahoo.dk>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:31:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: INHERITTANCE!!!Need to hear from you today


FROM THE STEBLES OF
BARR SOLOMON SHANGIRILA

Dearest one,

Let me thank God for being able to send you this impressive e-mail message to you,and l am quite convinced of the fact that this will come to you as a surprise.However l am writing based on the privilege information l gathered about you in the Internet during my extensive search.Per-harp's this is the great opportunity l have been waiting for.
I am Barrister Solomon Shangirila,a solicitor at law personal Attorney to late President Gnassingbe Eyadema of the Republic of Togo .Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On the 5th of February 2005,my client lost his live in a Heart Attack.
My late client deposited the sum of $9.7million US dollars in a trunk box in the year 2004and l under the coverage of FAMILY VALUABLE,and which the fund belong to the citizen of Togo.l come to realize that he intended to keep this particular fund for himself and his entire family,but as faith may have it,my late client has Heart Attack and dead,and l became the only man who has privilege to this information of this deposited cash,and all the relevant documents.To retrieve the deposited funds,l need you as a foreign partner to perfect the operation.l will provide all the necessary documentation needed to claim this fund.
The untimely dead of my client brought this great opportunity before me,and l will like the two of us to use this great chance well,because the content of the Box was not know by the security company.This business is 100% free risk,l need you as a foreign partner also as a professional to perfect the operation.I will provide the documents and information needed to actualize the claim of this deposited fund.The fund is in the Security Company here in Togo vault for safe keeping .The original certificate of deposit is with me.
All I required from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through.There fore,on the receipt of your positive respond,we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Your urgent reply is most needed.
Thanks and I wish we have a pleasurable business transaction.
Please get in touch with me through this my private e-mail address,because of security purpose bar_solo_shangirila5@myway.com
Thank's.
Barrister Solomon Shangirila(ESQ).

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