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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: "Richard benson" <richard_ben2001@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: richard_benson2005@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:42:38 +0000
Subject: FROM ME RICHARD BENSON

Dear Friend,

My name is Richard Benson, the son of Dr. Clifford Benson of Zimbabwe.
It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address; I got your
contact during a desperate search here in Ghana,Don't be worried because
I am contacting you in good faith. During the current crisis against the
farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim
all the white owned farms in our country, he ordered all the white farmers
to surrender their farms to his party members and their followers.

My father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing supporters
invaded my father's farm and burnt down everything, killed him and confiscated
all his investments. When My Father was alive he made a deposit of $16.3m
USD{SIXTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAS}on my name
with a private security company in Accra Ghana west Africa for safe keeping,
according to my father he did not disclose the real content of the consignment
box to the security company as money,

He deposited it as family valuables for security purpose. After the death
of my father, my mother and I with my younger sister decided to move out
of Zimbabwe to Accra Ghana for the safety of our lives. Because of our present
status (Political Refugees), my mother and I are seriously looking forward
to having an overseas partner trustworthy and reliable, whom will act as
our late Father's oversea partner to help us and retrieve the consignment
{Money}out from the security company and transfer it to his/her destination
account and help us to invest the fund, as we have no idea of any business
investment.

I will like to bring to your notice that all the documents covering this
fund are with us which will be forwarded to you when it's needed. If my proposition
is considered, for helping us to retrieve and transfer this money to your
country, we will offer you 20% of the total fund, and 5% of the total will
be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during this transaction. 75%
will be for my family to invest in your country under your supervision. For
detailed information, you can contact me I would appreciate confidentiality
and honesty in our correspondence. Your immediate response will be highly
welcomed.
Best Regards,

Richard Benson


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