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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: JOHNSON KEN <johnsonken_22@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 07:38:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME


Dear beloved

I Am Ken Johmson ,my late father Chief Tom Johnson was a former Director of finance, Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation,MY Father and mother were assasinated when they were coming back from a party on 25th May, the year 2004.

Since the death of my parents,i left my country and settled alone in Abidjan COTE DIVOIRE for security of life and where my father deposited(15.8million)US dollars in the security company on behalf of a foreign business partner Now, i am looking for a very caring, sincere,truthful and trustworthy partner to invest this money which my father deposited.It would have been my wish if you will accept to be my helper and my beloved partner. Dearest one, my life is no longer safe in this country Because of the crisis and the bad situation in the country now, i have met the director of the security company and pleaded to him at all cost to deliver this consignment to the nearest country of whom ever the foreign business partner may be through diplomats. The director of security company promised to help me to deliver this consignment to the foreign business partner without making any payment for the espenses and charges here in Africa except.


The director said that every espenses and charges for delivering of the consignment will be paid at the time and day the consignment is received or delivered into the hand of foreign business partner. So i am pleading you UNCLE, AUNTY,BROTHER,to help me to claim and receivethis consignment as my late father's foreign business paetner since the director of the security company has accepted to deliver the consignment into your hand.I will give you 20% of the total money and 5% for any expenses you will incure.I will also give you every document that covers this fund and the contact of the security company for immediate contact.

I will like to have the following informations: Your telephone number. Your private email address. Your fax number. Your city and country. These will be submitted to security company mmediately. Please as soon as you receive the money,you send some money for my coming over to meet you thereI am xpecting to hear from you soonest.

Yours sincerely,

KEN JOHNSON.


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